By Brian Stanley
bstanley@buglenewspapers.com

Two 26-year-old men were shot to death in separate incidents in Joliet last week.

The first occurred at 11:54 a.m.

March 25 when shots were reported near Cutter Avenue and Ada Street.

Officers arrived to find Dimitri Allen laying in the front yard of a Cutter Avenue residence.

Allen, who had been shot in the chest, was taken to Silver Cross Hospital but died from his injuries. Sgt. Chris Botzum said Allen lived in the area where he was found.

“At this point, we have not developed any suspect information to release,” Botzum said late last week. Investigators are seeking help from the public – including any residents of the Forest Park neighborhood with outside surveillance cameras.

According to court records, Allen was being sought for arrest at the time of his death for violating probation after pleading guilty to delivery of cannabis in 2016.

At 7:46 p.m. March 27, shots were reported in the 1000 block of Magnolia Avenue where police found Jakias Holman behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Trailblazer still running in the street. Paramedics were unable to revive Holman who was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No one else was in the vehicle with Holman when police arrived, Botzum said.

Police records show Holman was also arrested on charges of delivery of cannabis charges in 2016 — one block from where Allen was later killed.

Holman, who was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance later that year and was released on probation after spending six months in the Will County jail.

Botzum said last week detectives had not established if the slayings are connected.

Anyone with information on either case is asked to call investigators at (815) 724-3020 or anonymously call CrimeStoppers at (800) 323-6734.

CrimeStoppers offers rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest.

By Mark Gregory
Editorial Director
@Hear_The_Beard
mark@buglenewspapers.com

Every year, there is only one team that can end the season in each class as a champion.

That team the past two seasons in Class 4A has been Belleville West. This year, the path to the repeat went through the Illinois State University Super-sectional where West defeated the Raiders.

The loss not only ended the dreams of the Raiders bringing another state trophy back to Bolingbrook, it also ended the career of two players who have been a huge part of the Raiders’ success the last four years in Tyler Cochran and Joseph Yesufu.

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On the season, Yesufu averaged 16.5 points, 3.5 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game, while Cochran, who was hurt for the early part of the season, averaged 14 points, 9.5 rebounds and two steals per contest.

Yesufu earned a pair of all-state honors as he was named to the Class 4A Illinois Basketball Coached Association second team and was honorable mention all-state by the Associated Press.

For their efforts, the Raider tandem have been named as 2019 Voyager Media Boys Basketball Co-Players of the Year.

“Tyler and I work out together a lot and our main goal is to get each other better and we constantly have pushed each other since freshman year to do that,” Yesufu said. “In middle school, we competed against each other and we were enemies, but we grew into being best friends.”

Early in the season it was Yesufu’s team to lead with Cochran injuring his finger the day before the opening game of the season.

Sitting out wasn’t how the Northern Illinois University-bound Cochran wanted to start his senior year.

“It was tough having to be basically a player coach while I was hurt early. I had to see things from the coaches’ perspective and help the guys either on the court or off – getting water or being there and telling them how I see it and helping them any way I can,” he said. “Coming back, I felt like I had something to prove. We gave it our all and it just wasn’t enough, but we lost to the best.”

The one thing that has been the same in both Cochran’s and Yesufu’s game since they cracked the varsity roster is their ability and willingness to do whatever is needed to help the team win.

“Ever since I was a freshman, coach (Rob) Brost has talked about being a good player and I feel I can do whatever he needs done no matter if it is to score 30, to score five or score none and get rebounds, getting steals and playing defense,” Cochran said. “Scoring is cool and all, but at the end of the day, it is all about getting the W and make sure I play my hardest – that’s what matters most to me.”

As sophomores, the duo earned third-place medals at the state tournament.

“We accomplished a lot as a team,” Yesufu said. “Although it didn’t end with a state championship, I feel we left a legacy at Bolingbrook.”

Other members of the first team are:

Trey Boston, Downers Grove North
Running mate to fellow first-teamer Semaj Henderson, Boston averaged 16.9 points and 4.3 rebounds per game while helping the Trojans win 22 games in the 2018-19 season, which is the most in school history.
He is a member of the Class 4A Coaches Association Honorable Mention list.

Filip Bulatovic, Maine South
Senior leader Bulatovic averaged 16.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game for the Hawks in 2018-19. He also led his team to a 23-10 overall record. He is a member of the Class 4A Coaches Association Honorable Mention list.

Darius Burford, Bolingbrook
Junior guard led the Raiders 23-8 overall record, and to the Super-sectionals where they lost to the eventual state champions Belleville West. Was tops on the team in scoring with 17 points per game, while adding 4 rebounds and 1 steal.
He is a member of the Class 4A Coaches Association third team all-state.

Colin Crothers, Benet Academy
The 6-feet-7 inch junior who averaged 13 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist per game led the Redwings to a 23-8 overall record in 2018-19. Crothers has an offer from Southern Illinois. He is a member of the Class 4A Coaches Association Honorable Mention list.

Semaj Henderson, Downers Grove North
Senior guard for the Trojans who averaged 16.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
Henderson has offers from North Dakota and Western Illinois University.
He is a member of the Class 4A Coaches Association Honorable Mention list.

Jamere Hill, Joliet West
Junior point guard that averaged 19.7 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game was a leader for the young Tigers all season.

Diamond Presniakovas, Plainfield South
Senior swingman shot 52 percent from the field, averaged 18.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game will be attending Trinity International University in Deerfield, IL this upcoming fall.

Kendrick Tchoua, Benet Academy
The 6-foot, 6-inch Tchoua averaged 16.8 points, 7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game for the Redwings. Tchoua has offers from Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Valparaiso, Buffalo, Ohio and Northern Iowa.
He is a member of the Class 4A Associated Press honorable mention all-state team.

SECOND TEAM

Troy D’Amico, Notre Dame
All-Conference Selection in ESCC, Averaged 14.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
Made 66 three-pointers on the year at a 40 percent clip, and has 677 career points through his sophomore campaign.

Justin Eagins, Downers Grove South
Senior Mustang who averaged 17.9 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game.
He made 95 career 3-point field goals in his career, and scored more than 1,000 points in his two-year varsity career.

Essam Hamwi, Maine South
Senior guard averaged 13.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. Also chipped in with 1.2 steals per game.

Wesley Hooker, Downers Grove South
Hooker averaged 14.1 points, 7.5 assists, 3.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game while leading his team to a 23-8 overall record.

Dakoda Joachim, Joliet Central
Junior Steelmen who averaged 11.9 points, shot 44.9 percent from the field and shot 70.9 percent from the free throw line.

Maurice McCullum, Plainfield Central
Senior guard who averaged 14.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game. McCullum is a verbal commit to play for the Spring Hill Badgers.

Ryan Menocal, Northridge Prep
Team Co-Captain and two-year varsity starter where he averaged 13 points and 5 rebounds per game.
Two year First Team All-Conference Selection, and led the Knights to a 43-17 overall record in those two years.

Anthony Sayles, Notre Dame
All-Conference Selection in ESCC. He was second leading scorer in the league, despite having zero practices before the Thanksgiving Tournament. Averaged 16.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists and was clutch from the free throw line late in games shooting 80 percent.
He has 848 career points through his sophomore year. He is a member of the Class 4A Coaches Association third team all-state.

Yamani Shareef, Plainfield East
Senior guard who averaged 15 points, 4 rebounds and 1.5 steals per contest. Also shot 40 percent from beyond the 3-point line, while shooting 80 percent from the free throw line.

Christian Shumate, Plainfield East
Junior big man who averaged 15 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and shot 59 percent from the field.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 will host its fourth annual Autism Awareness 5K Run/Walk on
Saturday, April 27, 2019. The Run/Walk will kick-off at 9 a.m. at Joliet Junior College, 1215
Houbolt Road in Joliet, outside of the Event Center. Registration is $20.00 per person; children ages
3 and under are free. Registration forms are available at www.joliet86.org . Checks, made payable
to Joliet Public Schools, and completed registration forms may be dropped off or mailed to Joliet
Public Schools District 86, Attn: Dwayne Williams, 420 N. Raynor Ave., Joliet, IL 60435. All
proceeds will benefit the autism programs at Marycrest Early Childhood Center, Taft Elementary,
and Hufford Junior High schools.

M.J. CUNNINGHAM ELEMENTARY
High Honor Roll
First Grade
Karla Badillo, Armando Cervantes, Monserrat Cordoba, Andres Garcia, Abrielle Guzman,
Elizabeth Herrera, Antonio Kalva, Ibrahim Karakra, Anthony Lujano, Abie Rojo, Adelaide
Sanchez, Lily Velazquez, Mona Ziadeh
Second Grade
Jarely Aquino, Leonardo Avalos, Julian Garcia Neri, Ayden Houy, Evelynn Lannan, Vanity
Matthews, Anabelle Munoz, Natalie Pantoja, Diego Rangel, Mary Alice Rose, Amy Serrano,
Margaret Szumski
Third Grade
Evelin Calderon, Arely Carrasco, Cristhian Chavez, Emiliano Chavez, Itati Chavez, Kumar
Chiguil Cruz, Jayden Cisneros, Jackson Codair, Helen Cornejo, Isabella Diaz, Southerland
Fields, Milagros Figueroa-Diaz, Christian Garcia, James Gledhill, Daniela Hernandez Zapot,
Allani Hernandez, Michelle Hernandez, Jaylin Ingram, Jair Jaimes, Janna Karakra, Alexis
Lopez, Lexani Lopez, Felipe Mendoza, Roxana Perez, Yasmin Rizo, Abrey Robinson, Giovanny
Rodriguez, Valerie Sanchez, Logan Spengler, Hanna Stapinski, Da’Veon Thomas, Kevionna
Thomas, Evanelly Valdes-Serna, N’Marion Yarbrough
Fourth Grade
Rigoberto Avalos, Boni Cardenas, Jasmine Chavez, Elliana Cortes, Elizabeth Cuellar-Vera,
Aminah Doss, Alissa Elliott, Cynthia Estrada, Salvador Figueroa, Valeria Figueroa, Valeria
Gamino, Iker Hernandez, Nadrea Hill, Sadie Johnson, Evan Kile, Natanael Lopez, Aiden
Massaro, Kristopher Meloy, Jordan Moore, Jose Nieto Roa, Yurem Orejel, Camila Pantoja,
Paula Rangel, Ariana Razo, Nathan Rodriguez, Naomi Salgado, Elina Chanel Sanchez, Noelle
Sippel, Joselin Tapia Zamudio, Jasmine Tena, Maritza Ulloa, Eric Zamudio
Fifth Grade
Anahi Alvarado, Jessenia Chavez, Guadalupe Contreras, Ariadna Cornejo, Diego Crespo,
Cameron Flint, Montserrat Gabriel Aguilera, Gilberto Garcia, Daniel Gutierrez, Jazmyn Jones,
Adam Munoz, Jordan Olson, Nayeli Ortiz, Josue Pfrommer, Martinfavian Ramirez, Amy Reyes,
Stephanie Urbano, Denise Zepeda
Honor Roll
First Grade
Brian Angel, Zakaria Belasri, Serenity Bohringer, Cristopher Cruz, Anngy Felipe Silva, Santiago
Figueroa, Lorenzo Gonzalez, Alyssa Hernandez, Ta’Shawn Nunn, Myranda Ochoa, Anthony
Revelez, Nayeli Rojas, Cristian Tena
Second Grade
Niana Andorf, Benton Bryan, Leilani Calvillo, Rodrigo Chavez, Danna Galvan, Hugo Galvan,
Diego Garcia, Danitza Gonzalez, KDrianna Gray, Deonte Greene, Marshal Haven, Camila
Hernandez, Gabriela Lopez, Alexa Mendoza Serrano, Laila Moore, Korina Moreno, Nina Olson,
Nehemiah Yarbrough, Leo Zafra, Alexander Zamudio Guzman, Romeo Zamudio, Luis Zepeda

Third Grade
Manuel Calderon, Tania Camarena, Stella Camargo, Alexander Castro, Argenis Cervantes,
Anthony Flores, Daniel Gonzalez, Jayleen Gonzalez, Lizette Guzman Pantoja, Julia Hernandez,
Daniel Jauregui, Aaliyah Kareem, Celene Mendoza, Benjamin Montoya, Jocelyn Moraira, Jesus
Orozco, Emmanuel Pedraza, Alexa Rodriguez, Vanesa Rodriguez, Giselle Rojo, Jose Sanchez,
Jimena Urbano, Abigail Valerio, Erik Vargas
Fourth Grade
Emily Arroyo, Omar Beltran, Angela Bryan, Alejandra Cardenas, Melanie Chavez Guerra,
Daniel Cruz, Paola Duran, Arianne Elliott, Jovanny Gonzalez, Delissa Gutierrez, Jonathan
Mejia-Valencia, Xavier Mendoza, Xavier Moraira, Natalie Pinero, Gabriela Quintero Gamboa,
Andrea Ramirez, Ashley Ramirez, Jesus Reyes, Ethan Rodriguez, Keylie Ruiz, Jocelin Salcido,
Giselle Sanchez, Elianny Seda Crespo, Dilan Vasquez Sanchez, Gerardo Viveros, Karen
Zamudio, Amy Zarate
Fifth Grade
Iliana Aguilera, Abizai Amaya, Julie Aragon, Gabriella Arroyo, Logan Benson, Savannah
Catchings, Julianna Ferrer, Daisy Guardiola, Juan Gutierrez, Adran Hernandez, Kathleen
Hernandez, Yazmin Hernandez, Jeremy Lannan, Arandeni Lopez, Bryan Lopez, Giovanni
Lopez, Daniella Martinez, Mario Monterroso, Gael Rangel, Julian Reynoso, Perla Rodriguez,
Gustavo Rosas Rodriguez, Ariel Smith, Amaree Wormely
DIRKSEN JUNIOR HIGH
High Honor Roll
Sixth Grade
Sophia Alcaraz, Giselle Alvarez, Citlaly Amezquita, Miranda Arenas Salas, Angelique Danielle
Bernabe, Austin Blackburn, Samantha Bonilla, Laila Boys, Aaron Briseno, Joseph Camargo,
Maya Chaparro, Diego Chavez, Magaly Chavez, Valerie Chavez, Keren Cisneros, Yaksi
Cisneros-Zafra, Daytona Corry, Victoria Davila, Kari Dillard, Martiza Duarte, Idaly Enciso,
Cristian Garcia, Viridana Guzman, Abraham Hernandez, Kimberly Hernandez, Jacqueline
Hoang, Jossaline Hoang, Xavier Holmes, Kaylah Howard, Layla Howard, Kayla Howie, Asia
Jones, Diego Ledesma, Brianna Lenoir, Yonaton Magana Guzman, Serenity Magourik, Brooke
Male, Trenton Mooney, Ashley Morales Bautista, Syvanna Nelson, Breanna Ocupe, Shakira
Onate, Andrea Ortiz, Jimena Ortiz, Mya Parks, Laila Perez, Jamie Polinski, Dyrion Porter, Yair
Real, Dahlia Rosales, Carolina Rosario, Kassandra Ruiz-Flores, Jimmy Sanchez, Sanyla Scott-
Muhammad, Paola Valdes, Alivia Vega, Ashley Vera Medina, Alesha Westbrook, Selene
Weyand, Jordan Woods, Stephany Zavala, Daniel Zeas
Seventh Grade
Galilea Alcaraz, Deon Anderson, Fernando Arenas, Angela Ayivor, Monzerrath Bibian,
KaMoira Brown, Jose Caballero, Brooklyn Carpenter, Jaime Castro, Jonathon Ceja, Nelvin
Chavez, Alonso Contreras, Anastasia Couch, Candice Covarrubias, Sindymarie Cruz, Lea Curry,
Benjamin Donath, Moira Dunn, Danna Esquivias, Lilian Etchoe, Martha Gallo, Jose Gonzalez,
Joseph Gonzalez, Mariel Gonzalez, Juan Guevara, Josselyne Heredia, Lesley Hernandez, Karla
Jimenez, William Jimenez, Andrea Leal, Gabriela Leal, Emely Leon, Nicolas Lopez, Julian
Lucio, Maria Magourik, Sofia Maldonado, An’Dreana Marble, Julia Martinez, Kassandra
Martinez, Tatiana Martinez, Heidy Mascote ,Maribel Mendoza, Itzel Mora, Katia Ortiz, Luis
Ovalle, Esley Palacios, Kevin Paredes, Noelie Perez-Bedolla, Jasmine Razo, Melani Real,
Tonameyotzin Rios-Camacho, Destiny Robinson, Evelyn Rodriguez, Ryan Ruiz, Diamond
Samuels, Ocean Sepeda, Zuri Summit, Mariah Thornton, Alexia Vaksdal, Dwayne Vann, Yuriria
Villanueva, Justice Williams, Regina Zavala, Samantha Zepeda

Eighth Grade
Arieana Bailey, Angelow Bibian, Aubrianna Blackburn, Anyah Carter, Melanie Diaz, Neveah
Dillon, Saniah Files, Ivy Fletcher, Alan Flores, Anaiya Henderson, Diana Hernandez, Naria
Hughes, Nicolette Juarez, Riley Kenney, Arianna Lara, Jimena Ledesma, Sa’Nyia, Angelo
Martinez, Edwin Meneses-Sanchez, Anaiya Miles, Diego Morales, Jacqueline Morales, Johana
Morales, Nathalie Moreno, Jaqueline Munoz Carranza, Brent Ocupe, Luis Pineda, Dorela
Ramadani, Dorina Ramadani, Camila Sandoval, Mickayla Scott, Iannah Serna, Aniya Smith,
Michael Smith, Karley Talkie, Lizette Vazquez, Cierra Washington-McNair, Angelina Zabala,
Aleen Zavala
Merit Honor Roll
Sixth Grade
Nolyn Adams, Liliana Alvaraz, Frida Ambros, Jose Avina, Kiana Ayala, Logan Bailey, Molly
Bauser, Emmanuel Castellanos, Francisco Castillo, Anahi Cornejo, Esmeralda Davila,
Amauriaye Edwards, Leonel Enriquez, Jayden Espinoza, Sienna Franchini, Alejandro Garcio
Rico, Christian Garcia, Diego Garcia, Kailani Graham, Katrell Graham, Coralia Gutierrez, Sara
Guzman, Jaylen Hall, Aniya Hare, Glenn Harper, Mekhi Heard, Jailyn Hernandez. Nataly
Hernandez, Matthew Jones, Daniel Killeen, Kaevon Kinney, Maria Kukla, Ja’Nyia Lee, Marcos
Lesa, Kayla Luce, Mariano Maldonado, Jorge Manzo Aniya McDaniel, Janae McGee,
Christopher Medina, Aaliyah Mercer, Selena Montoya, Davante Morrow, Montzerratt, Skylar
Ortiz, Jason Pantoja, Nicole Parra Martinez, Renato Peleaz, Anahi Perez, Bryan Perez, Ethan
Perkins, Tay’vionna Pinnick, Jayden Poplawski, Salvador Quintero, Cristian Ramirez Canela,
Miguel Rangel, Daniela Reyes, Xavier Reyes, Aidan Robinson, Diego Rodriguez, Judith
Rodriguez, Diego Rojas, Tianna Romberg, David Rubio, Angel Salgado -Rodriguez, Irwin
Sanchez, Taylor Siquiera Rojas, Valerie Skinner, Alonzo Taylor, Emireth Vargas-Sandoval,
Jassmin Vazquez, Kaitlyn Webb, Janayah White, Anthony Wilmoth, Diego Zamudio, Danny
Zavala
Seventh Grade
Alaina Aragon-Brock, Paola Armenta, April Azamar Cardenas, Jameir Baker, Ashley Banda,
Jacqueline Barron, Elijah Beach, Journi Bester, Aren Burmen, Guadalupe Calderon, Aaliyah
Campos-Lee, Andrea Campos-McFadden, Jonathon Carmona, David Cervantes, Angel Flores,
Alexie Gallarzo, Lenny Gonzalez, Ryan Gouch, Esteban Gracia, Ky’Marion Gray, Vanessa
Gutierrez, Juan Guzman, Miguel Guzman, Aaron Hernandez, John Hernandez, Alondra, Amiyah
Kennelly, Robert Killeen, Ramiro Lopez, Jenelle Maldonado, Nathan Maldonado, Jalin
McClendon, Wayne McDaniel, Ryan Miles, Amayah Moore, Dantiara Morrow, Eduardo Munoz,
Anastasia Nagra, Devyn Novak, Melissa Ortiz-Castillo, Jorge Palencia, Adolfo Paramo, Martell
Perkins Jr, Ernestine Perkins, Joseph Purnell, Xochitl Razo, Catherine Renteria, Jazmine Reyes
Alconedo, Elizabeth Reyes, Maleena Rhoden, Jose Ruio Cisneros, Michael Salas, Fatima
Salazar, Jzabel Sanchez, Mi’kayla Stackhouse, Diego Suarez, Earin Terry, Jerome Thomas,
Branden Torres Villa, Natalee Urbasek, Roberto Vega, Cristhian Wysmierski-Franco
Eighth Grade
Ean Berglund, Ceasar Bibian, Mackenzie Borrelli, William Brown, Eliana Camacho, Uriel
Camargo, Lexi Cerrillo, Joshlynn Clayborn, Jacob Dokes, Leanna Fisher, Valeria Galicia,
Brianna Gonzalez, Nancy Gutierrez Alcantar, Estrella Gutierrez, Jessica Guzman, Melanie
Guzman, Aaliyah Hare, Devon Hester, Daniel Horvatin, Raven Howie, Jose Huerta, Raven
Jackson, Courtney Jordan, Rania Khiar, Daniela Leal, Elia Leon Reyes, Deshawn Love, Samanta
Marin, Susana Mascote, Alex Mcclellan, Aidan McPherson, Alexander Mercado, Jasmine
Mireles-Rosado, Kiara Moreno, Leonardo Munoz, Miguel Navarro, Adalberto Nova, Amy
Ortega, Francisco Ovalle, Patricia Perez, Christian Rathburn, Justin Reid, Aileen Reyes,

Esperanza Reyes, Ximena Rodriguez, Alfredo Rosales, Leonel Salinas, Edgar Silva, Natalie
Solorzano, Leslie Sosa-Tovar, Ny’Asia Tharpe, Hannah Vega, Alejandra Villanueva, Brian
Villanueva, Avante Williams, Courtney Williams, Alexia Wysmierski-Franco
EISENHOWER ACADEMY
High Honor Roll
Third Grade
Livia Brandli, Ella Brooks, Livia Castillo, Maya Chizmark, Jenna Collier, Megan Collier,
Melody Collier, Colton Coughlen, Olivia Fiskow, Annabelle Foust, Julian Fuentes, Angelina
Garnica, Sophia Gonzalez, Jacob Helenhouse, Avery Hill, Braydon Hocking-Lorenc, Khaleb
Isom, Khloe Isom, Brooklyn Jackson, Benjamin Jensen, Rocco Jones, Nataly Juarez, Lailah
Moore, Theodore Murawski, Marissa Murphy, Margaret O Hara, Lylah Pettigrew, Allison
Pineda, Evan Popek, Brenden Scovel, Grace Vanderhyden, Melissa Vela, Zoe Walton, Johannah
Williams, Morgan Williams, Mickalaynuh Wollenzien
Fourth Grade
Vicente Aguilera, Aaron Aguirre, Andelise Carlson, Madelyn Curry, Alex Diaz, Gabrielle
Gavin, Alivea Gonzalez, Angela Guzman, Mariah Hernandez, Adelyn Hill, Anya Hrechko,
Morgan Humann, Alexander Kelly, Makayla Lopez, Karol Lozano, Saul Luna, Emery
Muraswski, Eve Nawrot, Abigail Ortiz, Bibian Pizarro, Brenan Rizo, Mia Rodriguez, Omar
Rojas, Angelina Schliessmann, Omar Silva, Jocelynn Stewart, Teresa Swearingen, Jaime Torres,
Jisela Ulloa, Lazaro Ulloa, Fernanda Villanueva, Elena Yanchick
Fifth Grade
Joel Aguirre, Oliver Bailey, Brian Baron, Daniel Bautista, Murdoch Becker, Alain Bedi, Brian
Ceballos, Holli Coughlen, Justin Dawson, Jessica Del Toro, Alyssa Dewitt, Mia Diaz, Tessa
Gray, Malcolm Greene, Angel Guevara, Landon Hocking, Erick-Isai Jolomna, Dimitris
Kourtidis, Keia Mikaela Lingatong, Giyanna Love, Shunashi Marquez, Shyann Mendoza, Rauri
O Hara, Nivaeyah Phillips, Abigail Schreiner, Jaya Tisdale, Haydn Voss, Ella Woolcock
Honor Roll
Third Grade
Ricky Bedolla, Brandon Garcia, Geovana Gloeckner, Alyssa Hughes, Enrique Jimenez, Jaylah
Pettigrew, Layton Piechocinski, Sofia Talarico, Ronaldo Tuxpan, Michael Venegas
Fourth Grade
Zoe Cardenas, Elijah Campbell, Matthew Fonck, Arianna Garcia, Addison Kennedy, Adriana
Lazaro, Camden Rande, Ramon Rosas
Fifth Grade
Williow Daletski, Adonis Hicks, Olivia Hill, Elizabeth Huerta, Alexander Hoar, Bruno Lopez,
Merritt Moloney, Logan Novak, Jera Purchase, Aubrey Shelby, Jerick Wampler Estrada,
Francisco Vasquez, Evelyn Ventura, Lilith Ventura
FARRAGUT ELEMENTARY
High Honor Roll
Third Grade
Erik Alvarez, Jenna Bak, Cincere Bryant, Brandon Dawson, Paradise Evans, Armani Fox, Travis
Frantz, Clareana Galloway, Maleah Griffin, Eusebio Hernandez, Jacinto Loera, Eliana Pedrosa,
Isabel Perez, Julio Reyes, Edwin Saenz, Tristen Thompson. Marissa Tirado, Ruth Trimino,
Cassandra Valdez, Austin Winbun, Amaree Woods

Fourth Grade
Alan Aranda, Andrea Avina, Amarion Bradley, Edgar Ariza Calderon, Lizeth Cotino, Caleb
Dennis, Alexa Rendon Dominguez, Lyric Evans, Sebastian Hernandez, Daniel Jimenez, Valeria
Mariscal, Juan Munoz, Jose Ochoa, Jezlene Reyes, Jayden Rico, Dacharial Searcy, Zachary
Taylor, Dominic Watts
Fifth Grade
Gaudencio Cardenas Azamar, Samantha Bautista, Casandra Chavez, Josue Chavez, Xithlaly
Garcia Cisneros, Miriam Cortez, Tyshawn Fields, Neveya Franchini, ShyAwnna Green, Kayden
Henry, Helena Huston, Brandom Lopez, Omar Lopez, Tessia Martinez, Brayan Munoz,
Yoltzintc Garcia Munoz, Marely Linares Neri, Kassandra Palmerin, Ramya Perry, Jaslyn
Ramirez, Stephanie Rojas, Erika Lata Saenz, Jayda Thomas, Leydi Vazquez, Davianna
Washington, Malaki Watkins, NyAilah Yarbrough
Honor Roll
Third Grade
Jada Baldwin, Markell Beck, Sha’Nyah Edwards, Logan English, Aidan Wheeler, Emily Zavala
Fourth Grade
Malayia Aaron, Ayra Cornell, Andrew Ebersohl, Areli Flores, Zamariae Isaac, Brooke Lee
Larkin, Ashley Lopez, Rosana Corral Munoz, Paityn Pruitt, Julian Ramirez, Jer’Kui Sellers,
David Thompson, Bryan Varela
Fifth Grade
Emmanuel Assah, Aishwarya Conejo, Brooklyn Conway, Jacobi Denwiddie, Yaritza Leon
Ibarra, Dennis Mrozek, Victor Rodriguez, Destiny Sellers, Raniyah Young
FOREST PARK INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION (I.E.) SCHOOL
Honor Roll
Kindergarten
Danna Alpizar, Maria Alvarado, Gemma Barrios, JuanPablo Chavez, Everardo Cortez, Gerardo
Cortez, Emmanuel Diaz, Jade Doughtery, Cloey Fleischman, Allison Fonseca, Juan Garcia, Petra
Garcia, Nicole Garfias, Benjamin Gierich, Eddrik Gomez, Mateo Grimes, Nicole Gutierrez-
Camacho, Alejandro Heredia, Jacob Heredia, Jaylah Hernandez, Andres Inocensio, Carter
Johnson, Aa’Mia Kinard, Gonzalo Manzo, Sophia Mauricio, Ruby McCabe, Benjamin McNally,
Kennidi McNealey, Laila Medina, Ximena Mejia, Julian Perez, Hailey Perritano, Maria Reyes,
Jayleen Sanchez, Genesis Urbano, Gabriela Valencia, Alejandro Vasquez, Samantha Winterroth,
Diego Zavala, Ulysses Zavala, Olivia Zuniga
First Grade
Melanie Aguilar, Victor Ajqui, Grecia Alvarez, Jose Alvarez, Colton Buergel, Liam Casillas,
Dylan Castro, Nuriely Dominguez, Madison Doss, Zoe Esparza, Jacqueline Ferreira, Isabella
Fonseca, Ethaniel Gaona, Xavier Garcia, Braedon Gomez, Esai Gonzalez, Gabriella Gonzalez,
Magnolia Gregory, Adrian Grimes, Kati Guzman, Juan Hernandez, Elena Jimenez, Denise
Mendoza, Valeria Morales, Yareli Moreno, Alisa Myers, Shawn O’Neill, Emiliano Paredes,
Emiliana Rascon, Axel Sanchez, Nathan Tovar, Drakken Vangen, Angel Spec, Faith Walker
Second Grade
Isaac Alamillo, Darien Bickcom, Aanayah Calderon, Ariana Campos, Elijah Chandler-Hall, Lily
Dyche, Aniyah Franklin, Cristian Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Jaslene Garcia, Ivvan Gomes,
Jackelinne Gomez, Yaritza Gutierrez, Lisbela Hernandez, Juan Iniguez, Darren Jordan, Angelo

Kennedy, Fabian Leon, Karime Leon-Reyes, Dayanara Martinez, Justin Martinez, Louise
McCabe, Sasha McKenzie, Miguel Mejia, Valeria Mendoza, Riley Meyer, Jaded Modesto,
William Moloney, Katia Morgan, Saya Myers, Lena Nudi, Alexianna Olvera, Evelyn Ortiz,
Yaretzi Padilla, Camila Patiño, Ricardo Paredes, Alexa Perez, Isabella Pizarro, Alejandra
Ramirez, Onnabella Richmond, Eduardo Robles, Camila Trejo, Isabella Ulloa, Jimena Ulloa,
Luis Valencia
Third Grade
Leo Ajqui, Haley Ariza, Taylor Bacon, Fernanda Barrios, Laila Caldwell, Karen Cardenas,
Lucas Covault, Aldo Dominguez, Brooklyn Doss, Na’ryah Figueroa, Arcely Flores, Victor
Garcia- Cervantes, Danika Gomez, Tristan Gonzalez, Jack Gregory, Orlando Guerrero, Ashley
Gutierrez-Camacho, Nathalia Guzman, Roman Guzman, Violeta Guzman, Karen Haro, Christian
Heredia, Christopher Hernandez, Natalia Hernandez, Anneliese Izaguirre, Delilah Izaguirre,
Dario Jauregui, Julian Lorenzo, Jacob Martinez, Jocelyn Martinez, Adrian Miranda, Bruno
Ostiguin, Luciano Paredes, Angel Perez, Gabriela Perez, Marcelo Perez, Brianna Piña, Joshoa
Pizano, Reily Reyes, Leilani Rocha, Linda Rodriguez, Nathan Slick, Ryan Thilmony, Sarah
Vance, Arianna VonPerbandt, Mariana Zavala
Fourth Grade
Milan Aldana, Isaiah Chandler-Hall, Galilea Delgado, Paulina Diaz, Ruby Garcia, Jeffrey
Grimes, Alexander Gutierrez, Omar Hernandez, Rebecca Hernandez, Kendelle Jankosky, Kobe
Jordan, Emmett Kelly, Andres Leon, Dianna Lopez, Emily Matute, Emiliano Mendoza, Carlos
Modesto, Alfanzo Muñoz, Mikaela Muñoz, Jose Ochoa, Brenda Piña,Nicholas Reyes, Leilani
Robles, Lucy Rodriguez,Dalila Rojas, Aryanna Romero, Julissa Ruiz, Orivel Ulloa, Tiffany
Valencia,Elise Venegas, Daisy Villagomez, Lamar Winfield
Fifth Grade
Isak Aguilar, Betsy Avila, Sydney Basham, Renee Bezares, Alexis Bradley, Holley Buergel,
Jeremiah Chandler-Hall, Liliana Chaparro, Janet Cruz, Monica Delgado, John Ford, Julian
Gomez, Felipe Izaguirre, Faith Jordan, Angel Lazo, Henry Limacher, Amaia Love, Adan
Lozano, Josephine Martinez, Ramiro Martinez, Alina Morales, Itzel Nunez, Brooke Overstreet,
Felipe Olvera, Cooper Ores, Lolis Pacheco-Monroy, Angel Rodriguez, Caciano Treviño, Grace
Vance
GOMPERS JUNIOR HIGH
High Honor Roll
Sixth Grade
Miley Aguirre, Juaquin Alicea, Joseph Ceja Vazquez, Julian Cervantes, Daisy Conejo, Zahira
Cruz, Valeria Damian, Edward Diaz, Ashley Farfan, Cameron Forberg, Erik Fuentes, Ernesto
Galmichi, Yareli Garcia, Javier Gonzalez, Nicole Gonzalez, Jada Green, Tania Herrera, Rebecca
Lopez, Samantha Lopez, Vielka Mancera, Ashley Martinez, Daniel Martinez, Nevaeh McNealy,
Keila Nicolas Ramirez, Giovanni Ortega, Marbella Patino, Edwin Robles, Bryanna Shoemaker,
Micaelah Simmons, Bianca Tuxpan, Chelsea Zaragoza, Arly Zavala, Cesar Zavala
Seventh Grade
Elizabeth Alvarado, Cameron Belousek, Angela Bravo, Daniel Calderon, Orvill Cardenas,
Michelle Castaneyra Castillo, Jacqueline Colunga Beltran, Melissa Cortes, Evelyn Davalos,
Tylee Ferrer, Jocelyn Galvez, Carlos Garcia, Gabriela Garnica, Uriel Gaytan, Crystal Gonzalez,
Juan Granada Flores, Maya Guerrero, Marriah Martinez Guzman, Nereida Jimenez, Trevor
Koech, Joselin Lopez Torres, Aydenn McNealey, Maribel Medina, Diana Morales, Amy Orozco,
Krystal Ortiz Arias, Christopher Pena, Janelly Plascencia, Isabel Rojas, Melisa Zurita

Eighth Grade
Rosemary Arrollo, Jovani Baron, Luis Becerril, Andrew Betancourt, Kayla Castillo, Robert Ceja
Vazquez, Yasmin Chavez, Emmanuel Cuevas, Jose Fernandez, Shaelyn Galindo, Iris Garcia,
David Gonzalez, Dalila Guzman, Estefania Guzman, Michelle Guzman, Wendy Guzman,
Giovanni Hernandez, Bianca Jauregui, Jose Jimenez Rodriguez, Arturo Juarez, Jessica Leon,
Christopher Lopez, Nancy Lopez, Rene Lopez, Denise Martinez, Janet Medina, Jennifer
Melgarejo, Grace Milke, Luz Miranda, Kenia Nicolas, Alexandra Olvera, Ana Palmerin,
Monserat Patino, Alondra Reyes, Gabriel Ruvalcaba, Krista Sierra, Christian Silva, Contessa
Szymczak, Luis Toto, Alondra Udave Magana, Cyena Ulloa, Diana Valdez, Christian
Villagomez, Kevin Zamudio
Honor Roll
Sixth Grade
Jorge Aguilera Guzman, Lesley Aguilera, Alexa Arellano, Martin Calderon, Cervantes, Amahni
Caruth, Jennifer Castillo, Elizabeth Catalan, Lucia Centeno, Angela Cerna, Ramon Cerna, Sofia
Cervantes, Lylah Chavez, Connor Dudra, Ivon Elizalde, Jennifer Gonzalez, Leilani Guerrero,
Jileny Gutierrez, Enrique Guzman Aguirre, Sergio Guzman, Perla Hermosillo, Yuvia Hernandez,
Bianca Huesca, Jessica Jones, Liliana Lara, Maily Lopez, Yael Lopez, Fermin Mancera, Vanessa
Martinez, Emely Melchor, Nathan Melchor, Christian Miranda, Christopher Miranda, Yusei
Muniz Aguilar, Fidel Nino, Alexandra Nunez, Jesus Oseguera, Alexia Perez, Jessica Ramirez,
Ricardo Reyes, Enrique Rociles Alvarado, Aislyn Rojas Canelo, Diana Salazar, Jazmine
Sandoval, Iker Sierra, Heidi Torres, Adriel Ulloa, Olivia Viveros, Miranda Zavala, Natalie
Zavala
Seventh Grade
Jonathan Acosta, Mario Acosta, Bertha Aguirre, Amanda Azpeitia, Bernie Carrasco, Litzy
Castillo, Ryan Castillo, Danielle Cobble, Jose Contreras, Emmeline Cusic, Kaitlyn Diamond,
Nevaeh Givens, Daniela Gonzalez, Ramon Gonzalez, Jennifer Guzman, Jesus Hernandez, Daniel
King, Shaiann Love, Angel Martinez , Andre Miller, Kaylynn Ortiz, Miguel Angel Pizarro,
Judith Quiroz, Johanna Reyes, Michael Solis Herrera, Celeste Tobias, Ricardo Triana, Daniela
Vazquez, Viannie Vieyra, Brania Watt, Angel Zavala, Natalie Zetina
Eighth Grade
Mia Alvarez, Diego Bernal, Gabriela Bonfil, Diego Calderon, Alivia Carter, Eric Clayton,
Johnathan De La Torre, Briza Delgado, Vanessa Elizondo, Alissa Ferrel, Julissa Garcia, Maripaz
Garcia, Citlaly Garibay, Emauriyah Gentry, Daniel Gloria, Lizbeth Gutierrez, Cristian Guzman,
Marianna Guzman, Coral Hermosillo, Eduardo Hernandez, Marcus Hill, Anastacio Lopez,
Alexis Lupercio, Michael Manrique, Paola Martinez, Guadalupe Mascote, eric Mercado, Alvaro
Miranda, Daniel Orozco, Mauricio Ortiz, Emily Patino, Ray Price, Carolina Ramirez, Marizol
Ramirez, Yarely Solis, Axl Valtierra, Alexander Vance
HUFFORD JUNIOR HIGH & I.E. PROGRAM
High Honor Roll
Sixth Grade
Evelyn Almazan, Lizania Alonso, Deshawn Andrew, Zackary Belt, Chloe Black, Kaleigh Blatti,
Vincent Bremner, Esme Bryson, Daniel Campos, Adrian Castillo, Ehryana Chillis, Daija
Claybrook, Isabella Consalvo, Francisco Contreras Bravo, Nathaly Cordoba, Daniela Crespo
Ramirez, Alfredo Diaz, Jennifer Duran, Jeovanni Escareno, Jeremiah Fears, Yveth Gallardo-
Rangel, Jessica Gallegos, Lizandra Garcia, Mariah Griffin, Anthony Gutierrez, Eseena Hamm,
Mia Hernandez, Zachary Jenkins, Jeffrey Juanto, Jazmin Lopez, Veronica Malave, Oscar
Mancera, Isabel Martinez, Vianney Moreno, Aliyah Munoz, Jamarion Newell, Jose Nolasco,

Jose Ortiz, Emily Padilla, Paiton Pilgrim, Xavier Poole, Delaney Popek, Jocelyn Preciado, Leslie
Quintana, Manuel Reyes, Azylah Rodriguez, Jheremy Rodriguez, Iyonia Rollins-Harney, Adrian
Salgado, Damian Salgado, Jasmine Salgado, Adrian Sandoval, Giovanni Sandoval Castaneda,
Laylah Sankey, Xavier Serrano, Thomas Slattery, Leah Smith, Malik Taylor, Brilan Townsend,
Ashlyn Timinio, Ethan Vargas, Nicholas Vargas, Claudia Villaflor, Juan Zavala
Seventh Grade
Brandon Babich, Logan Baranski, Alejandro Barrios, Mariah Brooks, Aiyanna Brown, Carolina
Cabrera, Abigail Camacho, Carlos Castillo Garcia, Natalie Ceja, Luba Contreras, Isaiah Cwik,
Alexia Diaz, Camila Franco, Courtright Gleason, Daniel Gomez, Joseph Grasso, Tyrell Green,
Michaela Griffin, Lonna Hebrard-Flores, Andrea Hernandez, Lilianna Hernandez, Reid Hogan,
Alyssa Jimenez, Andrea Kucera, Aiden Lesoing, Evelyn Lopez, James Love, Akyra Loyd, Dana
Malec, Cayden, McGraw, Krystal Moreno, Wonderful Naw, Kazandra Nolasco, Chibuzo Obia,
Stephany Ortiz, Elizabeth Padilla, Anahi Pena, Jose Perez, Kaylen Peterson, David Quintana,
Quetzaly Ramirez, Evelyn Rojas, Emilee Rudman, Angie Salazar, Cristian Salcido, Stephanie
Saldivar, Anahi Sanchez, Mario Sanchez, Heaven Smith, Shaeline Smyth, Kayla Swolley, Tate
Thomas, Viktoria Vaca, Charles Wallace, Kiele Ward, Jay Zepeda
Eighth Grade
Jimena Almazan, Cristina Arroyo, Jaylin Beazley, Paola Bernal, Natalie Bishop, Tanner Brooks,
Jasmine Caballero, Claudia Chavez, Heaven Comer, Addison Consalvo, Julietta Contreras, Sean
Dube, Nathaniel Fletcher, Leilani Gallegos, Daniela Garibay, Cindy Gonzalez, Samaria Guzman,
Lisa Hartney, Samantha Hebrard-Flores, Brenda Hernandez, Debora Hernandez, Lesly
Hernandez, Riley Hernandez, Danny Keoborakot, Oswaldo Loera, Hugo Lopez, Rosaura
Lozano, Matthew Machacek, Rei Anne Dani Magpali, Diana Martinez, Nataly Mireles, Angelle
Moreno, Franchesca Ornelas, Jovanny Ortiz, Nidhi Patel, Jamie Pensado, Anthony Peola,
Demetruis Poole, Christopher Requena, Eduardo Reyes, Najla Reyes, Pilar Reynoso Mendoza,
Gabriel Rivera, Bekham Ronan, Mia Sunday, Olivia Tristan, Antonio Weems, Mia Wright, Carla
Zamora
Merit Honor Roll
Sixth Grade
Diego Aguilera, Josmirt Aguirre, Rafael Alvarez, Anthony Andrade, Dulce Arriaga de Lira,
Ruby Barraza, Sebastian Bernal, Ainiyah Brown, Angel Brown, Isiah Burbridge, Angeline
Cabanas, Natasha Carrillo Torres, Ty Clements, Emily Comer, Kelly Dea, Jay Diaz-Ramirez,
Ryan Dube, Crystal Edmonds, David Esquivel, Justin Fetting, Rae’Yonna Fields, Francisco
Gallegos, Giselle Galvan, Brayan Gamino, Andraniya Gibson, Emely Godinez, Angel Gonzalez,
Tyleah Green, Yesenia Gutierrez, Ke’Shia Harris, Kimberly Hernandez, Oliver Hernandez,
Sheyla Hernandez, Kara Hite, Anthony Jauregui, Jarivette Jimenez, Raymundo Jimenez, Viniyah
Johnson, Jackson Kolodziej, Correanna Lenoir, Elaria Lopez-Werner, Precious Love, Kei’Ontae
Lucas, Natalie Medina, Alberto Mendoza, Oswaldo Mendoza, Yasmyn Pichardo, Mariano
Ponce, Diana Quintero, Hannah Rice, Giovanni Rocha, Giselle Rosa, Yamie Salazar, Ka’Mhary
Scott, Christian Smith, Christian Vazquez, Angel Villa, Kayl Voight, Azaria Walker, Nevae
Williams
Seventh Grade
Vanessa Aceves, Jaden, Allen, Amyia Anderson, Lizette Aparicio, Martin Arias, Maddyson
Baumgartner, Christopher Chavez, Diego Chavez, Jesus Contreras, Bethzy Contreras Orozco,
Jesus Correa, Xochitl Correa, Cristopher Cruz, Hailey Dupree, Abigail Espinoza, Amber
Florentine, Jakaezha Ford, Jason Garbelman, Ramiro Garcia De la Cruz, Kessly Gomez, Sherlyn
Gomez, Itzel Gonzalez, Yanel Gonzalez, Jamarrion Green, JaQari, Angel Heredia, Jared

Hernandez, Sariyah Herron, Sa’Nya Hodges, Charles Howard, Abagail Kalkis, Michael
Kapechuk, Ariana Laster, Alexis Lovett, Kevin Macak, Alondra Magana, Daisy Martinez, Emily
Mireles, Alice Mono, Maya Moore, Jose Moreno, Jeremiah Newton, Nayeli Ostiguin, Paul
Owings, Lesley Palacios, Trista Peralez, Jade Perez, Yosayra Pichardo, Layla Pierce, Tyson
Pondexter, Sakia Pruitte, Donald Quintero, Nikolas Quintero, Adrianna Rodriguez, Anacamila
Rodriguez, Faith Rodriguez, Jayneah Rodriguez, Jovanny Sanchez, Jizele Sims, Kimora Summit,
Faith Taylor, Jalen Thurman, Emily Tirado, Justin Tyree, Vivian Vazquez, Yesenia Velasco,
Aiden Williams, Dejah Williams, Bardo Zamudio, Mateo Zavala
Eighth Grade
Isaias Aguirre, Yoselin Alcantar, Catherine Allen, Andrea Alvarez, John Badillo, Carl Bartolo,
Jair Beltran, Angel Campos, Giovanni Cervantes, Jaylen Chandler, Luis Costilla Mendoza, Justin
Depluzer, Crystal Diaz, Cassandra Estrada, Nyerra Flowers-Campbell, Caleb Fry, Ava Gaskins,
Daisy Guterrez, Evelyn Hernandez, Jesus Hernandez, Carlos Herrera, Emily Hogan, Marc’Asia
Hollins, Jacob Hughes, Maurice Jackson, Angel Jimenez, Nariah Jones, Demarrion Laster, Javier
Lira, Jonathan Locasto, David Lopez, Vanessa Maldonado, Kimberly Martinez Gutierrez, Brian
Martinez Reyes, Leonardo Meza, Roxana Molina, Jared Ovalle, Jenay Perry, Emily Pinero,
Mishon Poe, Emelyn Ramirez, David Ricardez, Adreyan Rodriguez, Bianca Rojas, Jazmin
Sandoval Castaneda, Patrick Saulsbury, Devin Scherer, DeMya Sims, Christopher Sotelo,
Antonio Thomas, Debra Thompson, LaTavia Travis, Cristopher Trujillo, Brianna Ulloa, Natalie
Ulloa, Victor Vaca, Dwayne Ward, Arianna Westbrooks
THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY
High Honor Roll
Third Grade
Isis Alonso Miranda, Yra Franzis Rae Bitancor, Madilyn Bregar, Anna Diaz, Mejia, Seth Fry,
Esbayde Gonzalez, Fernando Gonzalez, Destiny Hill, Emily Kolodziejczyk, Austin
Ludwikowski, Camilo Melero, Gimena Mendoza, Valeria Molina, Raul Nolasco, Lucas Pascual,
Francisco Robles, Xareni Salazar, Gabriela Sanchez, Luis Velazquez Abigail Walsh, Livia
Warcholek
Fourth Grade
Michael Ardaugh, Stephanie Arias, Presleigh Gleason, Louis Grasso, Tristan Jackson, Gehrig
Moore, Dev Patel, Aaliyah Ugalde
Fifth Grade
Horacio Almazan, Alayna Ardaugh, Cheriyah Beale, Jackson Cargle, Devin Caruana, Herman
Castillo, ReNiyah Cunningham, Justin Dougherty, Jhoana Figueroa, Daniel Fry, Ricardo Garcia,
Dylan Lamping, Megan Mangabhai, Camryn Matheny, Liliana Mejia, Karla Padilla Huerta,
Mona Patel, Joshua Price, Adam Rodriguez, Evaire Seneker, Jordan Shell, Martino Valadez,
Alianna Vazquez, Zoe Walsh
Honor Roll
Third Grade
Jesus Ambros, Dayanara Amezcua, Gio Arteaga, Christopher Banda, Lilia Barbosa, Yulianna
Caballero, Aleyna Coble, Yoselin Corona, Yanitza Cruz, Amaya DeJesus, Chase Eskridge,
Bayro Esquivias, Keniya Foster, Alexis Gallegos, Laisha Garcia, Ramiro Garcia, Ethan
Gonzales, Fernando Gonzalez, Frida Gonzalez Garcia, Jocelyn Guillen, Guillermo Gutierrez,
Amy Guzman, Victor Guzman, Mauricio Hernandez, Moises Huizar, Genesis Lopez,
Christopher, Maria Mascote, Jimena Meza Martinez, Yitzel Murillo, Ikechukwu Obia, Eli
Orsborn, Peyton Potts, Johanna Ramos, Yanely Real, Caleb Rogers, Sofia Ruiz, Brayan Salcido,

Kevin Salcido, Sandra Santiago, Stevie Seneker, Gabriel Shoemaker, Jeremy Sims, Gia Torres,
Melanie Torres, Kylie Tyus, Jocelyne Valencia, Genesis Zepeda
Fourth Grade
Julie Castillo, Ben Cole, Isaac Flores, Justopablo Gonzales, Allan Gutierrez, Omar Juarez,
Nicolas Marjanovich, Anthony Newman, Bryan Orozco, Jovany Ovalle, Nicholas Ramos,
Lydiana Rodriguez, Allan Romo
Fifth Grade
Alondra Almazan, Lizandro Barajas, Antonio Broadway, Allison DiMeo, Gianna Fite, Yazmin
Garcia, Gisele Huizar, Camila Leal, Savannah Martin, Izabella Mendez, Michael Rodriguez,
Amina Simmons
EDNA KEITH ELEMENTARY
High Honor Roll
First Grade
Na’Keya Bell, Anayse Elizalde, Jesse McCormick, Joshua Springfield
Second Grade
Adrian Betancourt, Jazmine Bolden, Ava Darden, Ayrabella Davin, Dajean Freeman, Aaliyah
Iscandari, CaNiyah Moncrief, Natalia Sanchez
Third Grade
Daneli Diaz, Emmanuel Garcia, Jaelynn Stewart
Fourth Grade
Rihanna Bell, Pedro Cornejo
Fifth Grade
Amayrani Bracamontes, Victoria George, Amaya Jones, Bryan Mancera, Malia McCormick,
Angela Montoya, Leticia Reyes Tores, Monserrat Rodriguez, Tayla Stallings, Sariyah Wallace
Merit Honor Roll
First Grade
Caliyah Adams, Felilpe Bernal, Kia Bolden, Sophia Diaz, Kayden Gooch, Jamari Harris,
Monserrath Hernandez, Evaeh Lindsey, Mariella Lopez, Jimena McMurtry, Melody Mosely,
DelLovontae Reese, Jaden Rivera, Alyssa Simmons
Second Grade
Davis Aguilera, Cadynce Arellano, Camila Carrasco, Nekia Lucas, Elizabeth Montoya, Ahziah
Nelson, Christopher Gonzales, Diane Patino, El Sante Rodriguez, Natalie Vazquez
Third Grade
Kaytiana bowers, Kaleb Crayton, Leann Rose Harbeck, Amy Martinez Villaneva, Mikayla
Mercado, Tere Moffett, Ethan Nolton, Jacob Nolton, Cianna Watson, Kemari Williams
Fourth Grade
Canyiah Adams, Juan Aguilera Rios, Valeria Cardenas, Josselyn Cordova, Estella Cruz Barrera,
Raul Deleon, Kyla Hood, Randy Jimenez, Lebrea Johnson, Makhilya Johnson, Ghianna Mack,
Byron Mayren, Maria Montoya, Johan Rodriguez, Kassiopiea Root, Amiir Smith, Alexis Torres,
Valeria Vera, Miraya Waddell, Jamere Waters

Fifth Grade
Dominae Brown, Jade Cordova, Corneilous Darden, Joziah Davis, Natalia Guzman, Zharia
Hassel, Yazlene Jacobo Sosa, Shonte Johnson, Justin Montgomery, Esmeralda Morales, Nicolas
Roman, Ladria Woodall
A.O. MARSHALL ELEMENTARY
High Honor Roll
Third Grade
Ayden Aguirre, Perla Alarcon, Jonathan Chavez, Danna Gaytan, Xavier Leon Hernandez,
Sebastian Luna, Lucia Medina Zavala, Maliyah Moreno, Eduardo Nunez, Angela Orozco
Medina, Nicole Rojas, Madison Scott, Brenda Tinajero, Braiden White
Fourth Grade
Elian Alcantar, Arely Avila, Joanna Baron, Evelyn Barragan Martinez, Cornell Bass, Emmanuel
Cervantes, Ariel Dominguez, Alfonso Duenez, Kassandra Esquivias, Albert Farfan, Leilani
Flickinger-Osornio, Vanessa Flores, Jovanni Galvan, Bryce Haggerty, Saul Lopez, Rudy
Maldonado, Giselle Muratalla, Aliyah Reyes, Alondra Reyes, Natalya Reyes, Lillianna Ristau,
Trea Rose, Trevon Rose, Maximiliano Rubio, Ronaldo Sarabia Pineda, Dominick Sutton,
Makaylah Thompson, Emily Trujano
Fifth Grade
Jose Aguirre, Yani Alarcon, Maximiliano Alvarez, Sherlin Avila, Angela Beatriz, Cristian
Bernal, Diego Camargo, Keily Centeno, Alejandro Cervantes, Sarai Contreras Perez, Diego
Contreras, Christian Cortes, Maria DeLaCruz Hernandez, Miriam Gaytan, Jasmine Gonzalez,
Jovanni Haleem, Cristofer Hernandez, Mychal Ingles, Abril Lopez, Erick Ortiz, Daniel Pineda,
Melanie Pizano, Kevin Portillo, TyAsia Portis, Juan Rociles Alvarado, Bricia Rojas, Sergio
Sandoval
Honor Roll
Third Grade
Alexander Aguado, Raymundo Almaraz-Salazar, Brooke Brockett, Kadence Campbell, Yenifer
Chavez Guzman, Darinka Contreras, David Cornejo Torres, Zoe Diaz Paredes, Andre’ Dockery,
Daniella Gonzalez, Emelyn Guzman, Brayan Hernandez, Nariyah Hester, Elijah Johnson, Julian
Manzo, Jayden Medina, Mariana Mendoza Ramirez, Osiel Moreno, Rut Palmerin Alvarado,
Azul Rosales Vazquez, Emmanuel Torres, Jesus Valle-Meza
Fourth Grade
Gael Cisneros, Luciano Duarte, Karol Gamino Gonzalez, Ashley Gomez, Eileen Guzman,
Charlotte James, Fatima Mascote, TaTyanna Nicks, Nataniah Palacios, Davin Rosas, Fernanda
Trejo, Brian Valadez
Fifth Grade
Quentinese Barefield, Anthony Benegas, Fernando Chavez Guzman, Heidi Ferro, Leonardo
Fregoso, Citlalic Gonzalez Meza, Brandon Laredo, Edgar Lozano Mata, D’Voynte Mayes-
Barber, Jesse Meija, Amya Pemble, Baudel Reyes, Miguel Reyes
PERSHING ELEMENTARY
High Honor Roll
Third Grade
Jizelle Alcantar, Rosaleigh Alday, Christian Anguiano, Emani Bingham, Autumn Boe, Miguel
Cervantes, Fernanda Chavez, Brandon Dahleiden, Johnathan Daughenbaugh, Chyenne Drapak-

Legg, Delilah Edwards, Josiah Garcia, Giselle Harper, Aiden Hult, Agape Marfo, Valeria
Munoz, Charlie Rolff, Allysson Ruiz-Urias, Alana Santos, Alexi Slussar, Aamira Streeter,
Vincent Velasquez, Ayden Wysocki
Fourth Grade
DeAngelo Adams, Uriel Aguirre, Jazlene Alcantar, Nathalie Alcantar, Victoria Alday, Sophia
Avila, Gianna Bennettt, Annaliese Bluth, Edward Casillas, Jorge Chavez-Avina, Adriana
Chavez-Vega, Silvino Cuevas, Faith Davis, Emma Fordyce, Annabelle Hall, Isabella Hebrard-
Flores, Alina Kent, Sarah Lawson, Xavier Lenoir, Noel Lopez, Jesse Magana, Mia Malone,
Stephan Marshall, Kasandra Martinez, John Matlock, Giselle Mayo, Eziah McGee, Ruben
Moreno, Joana Munoz, Cristian Ortiz, Emmanuel Ramos, Hailey Reyes, Shantal Rivera, Jayden
Ross, Nancy Sahagun, Isaiah Velasquez, Maye Villagomez, Leslie Weekly, Amia Zavala,
Gregory Zepeda
Fifth Grade
Gianna Arroyo, Anysha Berry, Christopher De La Torre, Mayrin Diaz, Brianna Espinoza, Bernal
Fox, Adriel Garcia, Christopher Gonzalez, Gerardo Gonzalez, Giovanni Gonzalez, Alexis
Guzman, Grace Hall, Julia Jones, James Lee, Daniela Macias, Aiden Mendoza, Lorenzo
Oquendo, Fernando Palmerin, Diya Patel, Joseph Requena, Katherine Romo, Kevin Santiago,
Alma Silva-Davis, Angela Zamudio
Honor Roll
Third Grade
Yoselin Aguilera, Leah Aregbesola, Jayden Baker, Noah Belt, Justin Bennett, Cristian Camargo,
Daniel Diaz, Khobie Fowler, Alfredo Gonzalez Madrigal, Matthew Kent, Angelo Montenegro,
Jocelyn Morales, Sophia Ortiz, Daveonna Pinkton, Octavius Pinnick, Elsie Rolff, Evan Sefcik,
Melani Tua-Link, Mason Urbasek
Fourth Grade
Kimberly Garcia, Maricela Gracia, Marlene Hernandez, Gabriella Lucio, Diamonte Mason,
Elijah McGee, Jaylen McMiller, Alana Pena, Evelyne Perez-Bedolla, Caleb Rose, Carlos
Salazar, Estevan Salcedo Vargas, Nicolas Sanchez, Ethen Serena, Miah Sosa, Myasia White,
Crystal Zamora
Fifth Grade
Christian Cardenas, Stephanie Ceballos, Isaac Damian, Aliya Delgado, Christopher Diehl,
Makayla Farley, Nickolas Fishbeck, Jayden Flores, Fabian Garcia, Ashlee Guzman, Luis
Guzman, Miracle Harris, Nicholas Hicks, Kayla Hurtado, Lawson Luansomkham, Julissa Lule,
Breanie Murphy, Luis Onate, Alyssa Walker, Maleek Woods, Jose Zavala
SATOR SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY
High Honor Roll
Third Grade
Shaila Aguirre, Priscila Aldaco, Guillermo Almazan, Alanis Ballin, Zuleyka Barron, Maritza
Bibian, Alexander Calderon, Alejandro Campos Morquecho, Victoria Choncoa, Aurora Cisneros
Guzman, Antonio Diaz, Christopher Esteban Teran, Romeo Garcia, Camila Gutierrez, Zoey
Keys, Daniel Lizardi, Michael Lopez Mendoza, Priscilla Lozano, Leilani Macias, Kimberly
Malito Lopez, Fabian Martinez, Victor Martinez, Angela Morales,Nicole Neal, Nathalia Nunez,
Bryana Sanchez, John Sanchez, Luna Sanchez Cuevas, Jose Sandoval, Eiliseo Zamudio
Fourth Grade

Stephani Alvarez Hernandez, Vivian Baron, Christopher Brito, Gabrielle Dean, Angela Diaz,
Jose Diaz, Alison Diaz Cisneros, Vanessa Elizalde, Dayanara Flores, Mia Garcia, Evianna
Garcia, Natasha Gonzalez, Viridiana Gonzalez, Jazzmine Ledesma, Liliana Ledezma, Valeria
Leon, Michael Littlejohn, Roberto Lopez, Jocelyn Lozano, Alexa Magana, Angel Martinez,
Melody Martinez, Alexandra Munoz, Erika Navarro Redler, Maria Quezada, Edward Ramos,
Brittany Rangel Nino, Brizeyda Santiago, Ian Santos, Ashley Subias, Marcello Thomas, Jesus
Valadez Martin
Fifth Grade
Gabriela Aldaco, Jennifer Alvarez, Evelyn Angulo, Alondra Azpeitia, Fabian Barragan, Haley
Belousek, Karen Berumen Alamilla, Ricardo Camacho, Meredith Diaz Sanchez, Danny Ferrer,
Anthoni Gilbert, Saul Gonzalez Perez, Adrian Hernandez, Steve Hernandez, Jazmin Lopez,
Patricia Magallon, Jasmine Martinez, Liliana Mena, Jamileth Morales Martinez, MilagrosPintor,
Casandra Reyes, Osvaldo Rizo, Romeo Rojas, Cristian Ruiz, Alexa Sandoval, Penelope Silva,
Jordin Sims, Emmanuel Tapia Fraire, Darlyn Ulloa Martin, Stephanie Yepez
Merit Honor Roll
Third Grade
Alejandra Aguirre, Giovany Alvarez, Mike Betancourt, Olivia Calderon, Mia Contreras,
Maximiliano Cortez, Valeria Damian, Xitllaly Dirzo Ortega, Yaretzy Escutia, Isamara Figueroa,
Josue Gonzalez, Abigail Guzman, Julio Hernandez, Saray Hernandez, Jonathan Herrera Daniel
Lazaro, Neomy Lopez, Salvador Lopez, Nico Mead, Alexia Medina, Amy Miranda, Lealani
Munoz, Kevin Murillo, Angel Ramos, Hannah Ramos, Luis Rodriguez, Ricardo Torres, Orlando
Torres Neri, Marcquis Turner, Marixa Valdes Pichardo, Daisy Viveros, Julieta Zavala
Fourth Grade
Roberto Aguilera, Victor Alvarado, Fabrisio Astorga, Leslie Beltran Pichardo, Isabela Calderon,
Samantha Chavez Navarro, Leo Cuevas, Caroline Estrada Aguilera, Alisson Gonzalez, Nicolas
Leal, Alan Leon, Rebecca Lopez, Genesis Luna, Mariana Martinez, Amaya Medina, Maria
Ochoa, Brandon Ovalle Gonzalez, Kounsavanh Phethmany, Arleth Plascencia, Tania Ramirez,
Julisa Reyes Pintor, Joshua Rodriguez Rebolloso, Citlalli Rosas Flores, Layla Tinoco, Diego
Tirado, Alexander White, Emmanuel Zamudio Baeza, Jastyn Zavala Nino
Fifth Grade
Brisamar Astorga, David Calderon, Andrea Diaz, Teresita Fabian, Yarecsi Garcia, James
Herrera, Jacklyn Jacobo, Adrian Lopez, Zuleyma Martinez, Laura Martinez, Juan Mendoza, Erik
Miramontes, Giovani Montes De Oca, David Navarro, Diana Olivares Villa, Christopher Olvera,
Ashley Ponce Martinez, Anthony Quintero Gamez, Izabell Rebollar, Alejandra Rodriguez, Dalila
Rodriguez, Angel Sotelo, DaKayla Turner, Fatima Valadez Bolanos, Victor Vazquez, Jesus
Velasco, John Zabel, Luis Zamudio Rodriguez, Jimena Zavalza
CARL SANDBURG ELEMENTARY
Honor Roll
Third Grade
Nicolette Bissoha Ndong, Norah Buchanan, Natalya Cano, Genesis Chavez, Violet Conboy,
Aniyah Donaldson, Malik Ebenezer, Dylan Estrada Cardenas, Teazhay Green, Antjuane
Graham, Josi Hill, Neville Horton, Elijah Jankosky, Olivia Kaufman, Kailyn Klein, Gabriel
Liking Lipong, Dazaniyah Love, Maria Magana Gama, Jaden Nobles, Cecilia Omokunmi,
Arionna Page, Jordan Papesh, Beauti Paw, Jamiah Poston, Joselyn Ramirez, Jovanny Vieyra,
Kaiden Williamson

Fourth Grade
Devontre Baker, Tristan Boza, Kennedi Davis, Jaslene Diaz, Julian Flores, Daniela Franco,
Crystal Gallegos, Timothy Garmon, Ka’Leia Harris, Christina Hensley, Taylor Houston, Edgar
Huizar, Chau Lynn Huynh, Peyton Lawson, Romeo Lea, Jaylah Lee, Evan Lesa, Marlanna
Mack, Jocelyn Martinez, Miguel Murgo, Charles Moon, Joshua Moore, Jalen Nolls, Trent
Nowakowski, Cristopher Palacios, Zieara Phillips, Lonnell Redmond, Ava Riemer, Leslie
Sanchez, Jocelyn Sanchez, Thomas Schadeberg, Norman Sullivan, Jamari Williams, Jayla
Wilson, Stephanie Zepeda
Fifth Grade
Giselle Aguirre, Jayden Babunovska-Bell, Deriana Brown, Analy Contreras, Scott Daneck,
Jayden Davis, Jocelyn Dominguez, Derrick Drew, Peyton Ferguson-Chandler, BreeAsia
Foreman, Keziah Gaston, LaNiya Gibson, Teazia Green, Emilia Gutierrez, Emrick Jasso,
LeeAnn Jones, Rose Komol Ndong, Juliana Maldonado, Nyriah Moon, Clauzel Moutima,
Ashley Rose Ndegoe Pelami, Kassidy Newell-Boling, Nya Quiroz, Mike Ruiz, Dulce
SanchezRichard Swolley, Taylor Vargas, Melissa Verdin, Amiraah Warner
ISAAC SINGLETON ELEMENTARY
High Honor Roll
Third Grade
Na’Riah Autman, Cruz Avalos, Salette Barrios, Savannah Cambron, Leonardo Centeno,
Rhi’Una Cooper, Jonathan Cornejo, William Cruz, Ja’Kyla Dean, Jacob Finch, Peter Flores
Benitez, Gianna Guerrero, Eduardo Lopez, Mily Mercado, Juan Negrete, Sofia Patiño, Daniel
Reyes Arroyo, Edgar Rios, Melanie Rodriguez Gonzalez, Joanna Salazar, Karen Sanchez,
Madison Schultz, Juliana Solis, Sophia Sotelo, Ayden Talsma, Tyler Tipler, Josue Torres,
Valentin Torres Angel, Yadira Vargas, Ameijah Whitehead, Rhyan Wilbon, Sanaa Williams
Fourth Grade
Cinthia Alvarado, Calynn Baker, Javier Barrios, Natalie Barrera, Leonardo Calderon, Brittany
Carmona, Audrey Desiderio, Gabriel Gonzalez, Noemy Hernandez, Stephanie Lupercio, Dereon
Mackins, Ariana Nayeli Diaz, Bayron Reynoso, Jose Sanchez, Juan Tirado, Bryan Vazquez,
Sharlyn Villagomez
Fifth Grade
Diego Arias, Natalie Arroyo, Kimberly Campos, Lisette Castro, Fatima Flores Benitez, Eduardo
Gang, Michael Garcia, Omar Guzman, Brianna Hernandez, Aleena Lopez, Evelin Montalvo
Palofox, Oyuki Montero, Toribio Morales, Cesar Muñoz, Rigo Ortiz, Jorge Rios, Devin Rivera,
Isabel Sanchez, And’Una Shell, Tanail Sims, Jael Vivanco, Emma Zetina
Honor Roll
Third Grade
E’liyah Barnett, Eddie Bryan, Brissa Cerrillo, Anne Correalle, Jayden Diaz, Fatima Espinoza
Perez, Maylen Gomez, Yaretzi Gomez, Mildred Gutierrez, Henry Hester, Destiny Keagle,
Andres Martinez, Vanesa Montalvo Palofox, Karen Perez, Roseli Ramirez-Garcia, Sebastian
Reyes, Aiden Schmidt, Leland Texoco, Ruben Varela Diaz, Nazario Williams, Dylan Zapot
Leon
Fourth Grade
Lindsey Arciniega Ramirez, Denisha Cotton, Marely Flores, Jovany Galan, Paris Grant, Cynthia
Guzman, Carlos Martinez, David Nuñez, Melany Olivares, Valery Olivares, Jaylynn Padilla,
Emily Pina, Christopher Rangel, Patricia Sanchez, Carlos Sosa, Raul Zavala

Fifth Grade
Mark Bew, Stephanie Cadena, Jacobo Garcia Hernandez, Eleazar Gonzalez, Rodrigo Gonzalez,
Keira Haros, Angel Hernandez, Noemi Herrera Rodriguez, Noel Leon, Antonio Love, Angel
Lozano, Katherine Maximo Martinez, Karina Murillo Ibarra, Aldo Ornelas, Faustino Oropeza,
Taya McGee, Janina Nelson, Jocelin Olaya, Coleby Phillips, Emelie Sanchez, Leticia Sanchez
TAFT ELEMENTARY
High Honor Roll
Third Grade
Galilea Acosta, Jiselle Kelly, Alexandra Ramos-Serrano, Makenzie Stacy, Joscan Vallejo
Fourth Grade
Camryn Brown, Tiana Chandler, Alanna Cruz, Joaquin Espinoza, ZhaDore Hunter, Sophia
Jordan, Marian Lopez, Maria Robles, Laylah Shirley, Alijah Weems
Fifth Grade
Karlee Frausto, Madelyn Gloodt, Julian Gonzalez, Hannah Jansen, Selena Zepeda
Honor Roll
Third Grade
Vincent Camacho, Tannon Cleveland, Cienna Diaz, Cooper Hill, Gabriela Juarez, Hector
Naranjo, Trista Payton, Christian Zavala
Fourth Grade
LoisAna Duenas, Nicholas Guzman, Talia Hernandez, Mia Macak, Jessica Pantoja, Kingston
Pantoja-Bryant, Anthony Pena, Bryce Pilgrim, Brian Preciado, Asher Roderick, Aron Zavala
Fifth Grade
Valerie Abarca, Argenis Acosta, Felix Arcand, Jessica Etheridge, Jocelyn Gutierrez, Aiden
Hadley, Anais Hernandez, Jennyli Lopez, Joshua Martin, Kimberly Real, Sha’Nya Robinson,
Terese Rodriguez, Aida Valdovinos, Kiley Van Leeuwen, Lorelei Wojewoda
Merit Honor Roll
Third Grade
Leah Aguilera, Noah Baranski, Derrick Bremner, Gabriel Cabanas, Carlos Carrillo Torres,
Jizelle Estrada, Kaylah Harris, Victor Jimenez, Jayden Ledesma, Jose Leon, Gerald Miller,
Angelo Munoz, Mayte Perez-Serrato, Kelin Sharp-Mays, Josua Talley, Terrance Thomas, Taylor
Tipler, Amiya Ulmer
Fourth Grade
Omar Aguirre, Amice Barrentine, Joseph Bauer, Camryn Brown, Tiana Chandler, Adrian
Cobbins, Kevin Cruz, Alexis Dorgan, Joaquin Espinoza, Jamarri Fears, Aldo Garcia Diaz,
Adrian Garcia, Yerick Garcia, Addison Gibson, Adolfo Gomez, Abraham Gonzalez, Aliana
Gonzalez, Daniel Gonzalez, Judahi Gonzalez, Karen Gonzalez, Trenton Grabs, Elijah Gray, Zari
Guilford-Shannon, Xavier Hernandez-Borrego, ZhaDore Hunter, DeAndrea Jackson, Sophia
Jordan, Mariana Lopez, Melanie Lopez, Angel Mauricio, Kamora Medel, Arely Medina,
Analyse Melenez, Johnen Moore, Kenya Paige, Layla Quintero, Maria Rodriguez, Mia Salgado,
Siany Salto, Laylah Shirley, Jae’Vion Smith, Ayanna Solorzano, Nigel Sorapuru, Elayna
Spoljaric, Lukas Tolevski, Madison Tuxbury, Anthony Valadez, Taylor VanDyke, Jaleeya
Walker, Alijah Weems

LYNNE THIGPEN ELEMENTARY
Honor Roll
Third Grade
Nathan Ariagno, Christian Aviles, Mariah Benain, Lucia Berman, Jax Bryant, La’Taurus
Burnett, Fernanda Campos, Brandon Carbajal, Teresa Colunga, Alondra Contreras, Imani Curry,
Sergio DeJesus, Shamontae Edwards, Lyla Eschbach, Taniyah Gordon, Cytlalie Guevara,
Brooklynn Hayes, Suzuna Hosey, Mara Jameson, Serah Jameson, Amir Jefferies, Talon Johnson,
Sadayia Jones, Rikku Juarez, Chase Kacynski, Jaiden Lemke, Diego Lopez, Jermaine Love,
Cadence Lovett, Anthony Luna, Onnusty Martin, Makayla Mays, William Molander, Saraiah
Moore, Emery Morales Toscano, Aaliyah Nava, Francisco Ortiz, Jordynn Poke, Jace Polinski,
Esmeralda Preciado, Erick Reyes, Remedy Rivers, Melanie Rodriguez, Christopher Sanchez,
Quinten Shelby, Treyvon Smith, Jaliyah Sterrett, Amy Tavares-Martinez, Asia Turner, Karely
Vargas, Saniyah Walker, Riley Webb, Robert Wonnell, Yesenia Zamudio
Fourth Grade
Julia Adams, Xaidrien Adams, Alexander Aguilar, Giselle Alcaraz, Jocelyn Bacino-Escareno,
Adam Biesemeyer, Justin Bradford, India Burbridge, Jayden Chilaca, Amber Cisneros, My’son
Davis, Sergio Del Vale, Mateo Dokes, Sophia Fajardo, River Fletcher, Elizabeth Garcia, Gizelly
Garcia, Nery Guerrero Gonzalez, Maia James, Chase Jameson, Michael Kucinic, Zyaire Lee,
Jamirah Lemon, Ximena Lopez, Christian Mani, Anayeli Martinez, Karyna Martinez, Juliana
Mercado, Gaven Miranda, Laron Mitchell, Coby Moody, Nayeli Nares, Jasmin Polinski,
Christian Razo, Andrea Roberts, Sarahi Rodriguez, Cynthia Rojas, Valerie Ruiz Flores, Jake
Sanchez, Isaias Sandoval, Daniel Sigala, Zakyra Taper, Aaliyah Terry, Julio Cesar Toledo
Lopez, April Vaksdal, Alison Vera, Diego Villasenor-Buitron, Mikayla Walker, Kenyon
Washington, Andrew Wetsell, Gissel Zavala
Fifth Grade
Juan Alvarez, Diana Arenas-Salas, Preston Bancroft, Emma Becker, Myla Booker, Dorian
Bryant, Mauro Cisneros Franco, Victoria Colunga, Kayla Correa, Ricardo Cruz, Tania Dawson,
Jaylah Dillon, Aaliyah Fox, DaVieah Garner, Luis Garnica, Daniel Gutierrez, Mar’Aija Hagger,
Hellyne Hammer, Timmothy Harris, Jose Herrera, Lorenzo Herrera, Aaliyah Hudson, Tequanae
Johnson, Joan Lopez, Seianna Lozano, Diego Luna, Rogelio Maldonado, Amaila Martinez,
Enajae McDaniel, Jayvon McGee, Daniela Moreno, Aubrey Morris, Ricardo Murillo, Fatima
Navarro, Jada Parks, Melanie Razo, Liliana Reyes, Mariah Reyes, Athena Roberts, Austin
Robinson, KaVion Robinson, Julie Rodriguez, Alan Salas, Rylenn Sanchez, Regina Sandoval,
Shane Schranz
WASHINGTON JUNIOR HIGH AND ACADEMY PROGRAM
High Honor Roll
Sixth Grade
Andy Aguirre, Elizabeth Arriaga, Jailyn Avila, Joseph Awinongya, Fatima Ballines, Destin
Brown, Ashley Calderon, Itzel Chavez, Jorge Contreras, Mariah Crosley-White, Laniyah
Daniels, Briana De La Luz, Maiya Ellis, Lilliani Franchini, Adryan Garcia, Victoria Godinez,
Alexis Gonzalez, Valeria Hernandez, Hope Hughes, Diana Jauregui, Lorelai Johnson, Isaiah
Jones, Isaiah Kan, Eric Lanier, Brianna Lopez, Linajah McCullough, Anbriana McDonald,
Jocelyn Montesinos, Jonathan Montesinos, Carlos, Orellana, April Ortiz, Giovanni Partida,
Katherine Pearson, Natalie Pina, Yareli Ponce, Audrey Rodriguez, Yarelia Rodriguez, Gabriela
Ruiz Sanchez, Saniya Sherrod, Maya Slussar, Ruby Stanfield, Zoila Torres, Connor Winkle,
Bethany Yanchick

Seventh Grade
Noemy Aguilera, Elizabeth Artega, Sophia Baltz, Kaelyn Bonner, Jamison Borrello, Ke’Von
Boykin, Xavier Brass, Raeann Burzawa, Jaycie Carlson, Taylor Cicero, Jillian Collier, Iyanna
Daniels, Tiya Marie Davin, Rachel Del Toro, Monserrat Dominguez, Andy Granados, Sebastian
Guerrero, Diego Gutierrez, Kevin Guzman, Dalyssah Guzman-Calderon, Emma Hoffman,
Angelina Juarez, Jorge Martin, Cinthya Martinez, Johnathan Medina, Jovanni Medina, Eduardo
Mendez, Marcellus Mines, Brandon Morales, Brienna Morales, Andy Moreno, Elianna Paramo,
Ramya Payton, Akayla Robinson, Marco Sanchez Cervantes, Perla Segura, Ashley Vargas,
Mickey Webber, Masiya X
Eighth Grade
Lorena Aguado, Rosa Aguilera, David Alaniz, Alison Aranda, Jose Arriaga, Arturo Balbuena,
Teidy Balcazar, Madison Bricco, Terryn Brooks, Janelly Carbajal, Brisa Carrillo-Bolivar, Amya
Casillas, Pedro Chavez, Troy Cicero, Amari, Davis, Demari Dawson, Joanna Delgado, Ana
Franco, Grayce Frank, Lissette Garnica, Elizabeth George, Adrian Gomez, Hannah Grabo,
Rafael Gutierrez, Erial Hagger, Brendalin Hernandez, Erick Hernandez, Esmeralda Hernandez,
Jose Hernandez-Clavel, Da’Miya Jackson, Sixto Jurado, Ashley Klaff, Melanie Lopez, Brenda
Luna, Sean Mabry-Mitchell, Angelica Mejia, Joshua Mendoza, Allison Moroney, Efalyn Onate,
Omar Ortiz, Neva Ostrem-Peairs, Jacob Pearson, Diego Perez, Lizbeth Ruiz, Abigail Salazar,
Imani Sherrod, Kaleigh Svay, Chelsea Tauler, Henry Torres, Stephany Vazquez, Karla Vega,
Araniyah Vidales, Ayleen Waldrop
Honor Roll
Sixth Grade
Fransisco Aguilera, Anahi Antonio Castellanos, Christopher Betancourt, Devin Bethea, DaVine
Brown, Ivan Castro, Jasmine Cervantes, Cesar Chavez, Hannah Conley, Mariana Delgado,
Xavier Eggert, Daniel Garcia, Diego Gonzalez, Isaac Hosey, Sofia Hoyos, Gabriela Huerta,
Leslie Huitron, Heidi Lopez, Israel Lopez, Santiago Martinez, Anyia Matthews, Samaya
McGhee, Tyler McKenzie, Ellen Munoz, Christopher Ortega, Elliot Pasternak, Eduardo Patino,
Beyonce Perez, Brandon Perez, Laritza Perez, Aileen Portillo Rendon, Kenneth Ramirez, Emily
Reyes, Gerardo Reyes, Adrian Rodriguez-Centeno, Yaretzi Rosas, Sofia Ruiz, Diego Sandoval,
Matthew Scholtes, Adrian Simpson, Jocelyn Solano, Berta Torres, Hailey Tronsen, Victor
Turner, Victoria Turner
Seventh Grade
Yovani Aguilera, Evert Alvarado, Jesus Avila, Mya Barefield, Kimberly Baron, Andrea Barraza,
Ijha Bolden, Adriana Calderon, Jamari Clarke, Monserrat Garcia, Haram Gomez Juarez, Jocelyn
Gonzalez, Ama’ree Houston, Lindsy Jacobo, Jashanti Johnson, Elija Jones, Jamar Jones, Angela
Lara, Yaiza Lopez, Arturo Mancera, Jose Martinez, Marisol Martinez-Gargallo, Abigail Medina,
Daniel Mezgar, Gregory Minton, Salvador Munguia, Jamari Musgrave, Perla Pacheco Perez,
Jadyn Purchase, Evany Quiroz, Christopher Ramirez Soto, Anahi Ramirez, Juan Rico, Nohelia
Rodriguez, Jasmin Rojas Jimenez, Lexie Rose, Emma Schlismann, Christian Serna, Jaedin Sims-
Ezell, Aaliyah Travis, Derrick Vargas. John Vega, Elizabeth Voss, Rebecca White, Nevaeh,
Zavala
Eighth Grade
Joseph Alvarez-Lopez, Billy Bailey, Heidy Balcazar, Edith Banuelos, Dierdre Bell, Simone
Bene, Marlett Carvajal, Eduardo Chaparro, Xavier Crayton, Dermerie Dean, Diana Diab, Carissa
Flores, Kevin Granados, Kimberly Guzman, Makiya Jones, Luis Larios, Juan Martinez-Alcantar,
Precious McCain, Zoe McNeal, Edgar Mendoza, Victoria Munoz, Victor Ochoa, Jani Oliver,
Daisy Palillero, Erick Pizano, Tanasia Poe, Ian Quijano Villegas, Skylar Ramirez, Jennifer

Reyes, Alyssa Rodriguez, Erick Rosales, Emelin Rosas Centeno, Trinity Ross, Reyli Ruiz,
Madison Schlismann, Megan Scholtes, Cheyenne Smith, Ishmael Smith, Terrell Thompson, Itsel
Vivanco, Robert Williams, Allyson Zuniga
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High Honor Roll
Third Grade
Quentin Butler, Leonardo Casteneda, Zoejoanna Guzman, Jeremiah Johnson, Osvaldo Leon-
Baizan, Dereon Matthews, Katheryne Reyes, Noe Sandoval
Fourth Grade
Alyssa Godinez, Nevaeh McGhee, Nellie Montiel, Brenda Ordaz, Jacob Prieto, Christopher
Rojas, Delante Stribling, Kevin Vera-Bautista
Fifth Grade
Christopher Alvarez, Amira Aourani, Jose Ayala-Caracheo, Camila Balcazar, Melissa Bazquez,
Lesly Castillo, Natalie Garcia-Valdez, Gabriela Mendoza, Jaqueline Molina, Camila Morales,
Milagros Rodriguez-Mancera, Jeremiah Wallace
Merit Honor Roll
Third Grade
Eduardo Arriaga, Illiana Cathey, Gianna Costilla, Marco Flores, Damarco Lopez, Giana Lopez,
Monica Reyes, Edwin Vera-Bautisata, Genesis Villaman-Deoleo, Lamarcus Wade
Fourth Grade
Yasmine Alvarado, Daisy Calderon, Haylie Curry, Yuliana Hernandez, Jamya Johnson, Jose
Morelos, Alonso Sandoval
Fifth Grade
Destiny Alexander, Christopher Aldaba-Martinez, Brayan Arriaga, Yadiel Colon-Aldape, Juan
Cordova-Hernandez, Paola Coss, Gage Curry, Trinity Godinez, Kayla Guerra, Jaquelin Jauregui,
Jeremy Martinez, Leonardo Martinez, Angel Ramirez, Jessica Vega

The Milwaukee County Zoo is proud to announce its new Elephant Exhibit, transforming one-fourth of the Zoo’s current layout, will officially open to visitors Saturday, May 4, with a “grand reveal” and opening day activities at 10 a.m.

“The new Elephant Exhibit has been a monumental and heartfelt project for many Zoo staff since the commitment was made in 2013 to keep African elephants in the collection,” says Zoo Director Chuck Wikenhauser. “This first phase of the Adventure Africa project showcases African elephants and the various state-of-the-art amenities and renovations necessary to give these animals the best possible care throughout their lives. This is an exciting time for the Zoo and our visitors, and we couldn’t be happier.”

The new 20,000-square-foot Elephant Care Center features a recreation room with both sand and padded floors, five individual stalls for training and husbandry (allowing the elephants to participate in their own healthcare) and expansive space for enrichment activities.

Indoor enrichment items include hay-filled barrels that zookeepers are able to hang from the ceiling which allow the elephants to exercise their trunk muscles, reaching up to these high-hanging devices. Elephants in the wild would behave similarly, reaching high into the tree canopies, extending their trunks for branches and leaves to eat.

The 1.6-acre outdoor habitat (which alone is 4 times greater in size than the entire former Elephant Exhibit) features a watering hole, able to accommodate three fully-submerged elephants, feeding and enrichment walls, shade structures and even a self-activating shower. A demonstration pavilion with shaded visitor seating allows an up-close look at how keepers work with the elephants to offer the highest level of care through daily training and interactions.

Through interpretive graphics and interactives, the exhibit depicts “A Day in the Life of an Elephant,” highlighting daily routines for elephants living in human care and elephants living in the wild. It’s the Zoo’s hope that visitors see the overriding goal was to make this entire habitat, both indoor and out, the most normal as possible for elephant behavior in a zoo setting, while also addressing the physical, social and psychological needs of the animals.

The Conservation Outpost (the re-purposed Wolf Woods cabin) serves to educate visitors about elephants, through audio and visual interpretations, and includes an important “call to action” for visitor involvement in the plight of wild elephants. With the situation of elephants in the wild so precarious, it’s important for those who truly care about elephants to take action before it’s too late. (Elephants are currently listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN — International Union for Conservation of Nature — Red List of Threatened Species.)

Two new mixed species exhibits complement the Elephant Exhibit: the African Forest displays bongo and yellow-back duiker, and Impala Plains features zebra, impala and African crowned cranes.

The new exhibit meets the Association of Zoo and Aquariums’ (AZA) standards for elephant care and can accommodate up to five elephants, including bull (male) elephants. The Zoo will keep current elephants, Ruth and Brittany, and investigate options for additional elephants to bring in.

“Of the 235 AZA-accredited zoos in the U.S., 66 currently display elephants,” continues Wikenhauser. “Having these magnificent animals in our care is a privilege and a responsibility we do not take lightly; we’re committed to giving them the best life possible.”

The $16.6 million Elephant Exhibit and the complementing mixed species exhibits were made possible with half of the funds coming from the Zoological Society of Milwaukee, and the remaining half funded by Milwaukee County.

“I’m thrilled for the residents of Milwaukee County to share and enjoy this very significant addition to the Zoo,” comments Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele. “The renovations were necessary, not only for the elephants, but for the staff’s ability to offer the highest level of care. The new exhibit also keeps pace with the quality of animal exhibits at other Midwest zoos.”

Congratulations to the Joliet Public Schools District 86 students who were named Students of
the Month for March. Students include:

M.J. CUNNINGHAM ELEMENTARY
Monserrat Cordoba, Emily Duenas Grande, Jovanny Gonzalez, K’Drianna Gray, Lenny
Gutierrez, Sergio Gutierrez, Julia Hernandez, Nadrea Hill, Elvira Hopper, Evelynn Lannan,
Alexis Lopez, Anthony Lujano, Damian Mireles, Myranda Ochoa, Valeria Ochoa, Jesus
Orozco, Esteban Ortis, Diana Perez, Josue Pfrommer, Gabriela Quintero Gamboa, Paula
Rangel, Julian Reynoso, Evanelly Valdes-Serna, Amy Zarate
THOMAS JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY (attached photo)
Alayna Ardaugh, Stephanie Arias, Joseph (Liam) Arteaga, Jairo Badillo, Nikole Caldeeron,
Aleyna Coble, Melody DeLos Angeles, Samanta Escobar, Owen Eskridge, Jasmin Figueroa,
Jhoana Figureroa, Alex Flores, Ruby Godinez, Fernando Gonzalez, Angeline Gutierrez,
Guillermo Gutierrez, Camila Leal, Jonathan Martinez, Camryn Matheny, Tucker Nosal, Kaylie
Reyes, Lydia Rodriguez, Camila Salazar, Gabriela Sanchez, Nyomi Shoemaker, Jera’Moni
Sims, Christopher Valadez

SATOR SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY
Alejandra Aguirre, Danny Aguirre, Marely Aguilar, David Alvarado, Evelyn Angulo, Juan
Ayona, Layla Christian, Alizon Colunga, Leo Cuevas, Dominick Escobedo, Teresita Fabian,
Saul Gonzalez, Ximena Gonzalez, Jamaul Gross, Yamizareth Gutierrez-Lupercio, Skylar
Guzman, Yesenia Guzman, Gerardo Jacobo, Melody Martinez, Naomy Mendoza, Alison
Mixtega, Angela Morales, Ashly Moreno, Alexandra Munoz, Diana Olivares-Villa, Allison
Ponce, Eliyah Pruitte, Jayden Ramos, Joshua Rebolloso Rodriguez, Alondra Rodiguez, Jose
Sandoval, Erika Sanjuanico, Doralisse Santana, Ashley Subias, Morgan Tennial, Daisy
Viveros, Denisse Yepez

ISAAC SINGLETON ELEMENTARY
Diego Airas, Itzayana Barrios, De’Ajea Calhoun, Audrey Desiderio, Mildred Gutierrez, Jose
Guzman, Brianna Hernandez, Eva Hernandez, Henry Hester, Jose Ibarra, Jalexa Luevano Lara,
Mily Mercado, Ernesto Morales, Emily Nigoche, Dominic Onate, Rodrigo Perez, Aubrianna
Reid, Janeth Sanchez, Jose Sanchez, Aaliyah Sheridan, Josue Torres, Alan Vazquez, Kennedy
Zabala, Amanda Zavala, Noe Zavala

By Mark Gregory
Editorial Director
@Hear_The_Beard
mark@buglemewspapers.com

On March 22, just weeks before the start of the 2019 season, Belmont Little League suffered a big blow when much of its equipment was stolen from a shed on the property.

Rolls of fencing, fence posts, draggers, stainless steel stuff from the concession stand that was stored in the shed and even some equipment for the teams was all gone.

“We went a couple of days trying to come up with a game plan,” said vice president of Belmont Dan Vestal. “We dug into our own pockets and realized that wasn’t going to put a dent in it – the police estimated it at like $3,000 of stuff gone.”

Vestal then turned to the local media and WJOL host Scott Slocum.

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“I had met Scott Slocum like four or five years ago at an event and his name popped back into my head and I reached out to him and explained the situation and told him that we didn’t know what way to turn and asked him for direction,” Vestal said. “He put us on the radio and it has taken off.

“It has been a humbling experience. I never expected the outpouring of support from the city. So many times you hear about the bad things, not the good things.

It has been a wonderful response. We have had cash donations, we are getting equipment from all over to make sure the kids have it for the start of the season. There is never a good time for this to happen, but for it to happen right before the start of the season, it just compounds the matter.”

Belmont Little League has been around since 1951 and is all about helping the community. The league is less worried about team records and is more concerned about teaching the game the right way. Vestal said board members have even assisted with league fees if a family falls on hard times.

It is that sense of community and family that has helped good things come out of a bad situation, teaching the Belmont players life lessons.

“It has renewed my faith in people. It has been an emotional roller coaster – we have older people, kids, everyone coming to help. We had a sports store donate boxes of equipment. We have had families donating some of their stuff. It puts it all in perspective,” he said. “I coach a 13-year-old team and two of the kids said, we understand what happened, but they didn’t understand why people who don’t know them are stepping up and helping. We told them it’s a chance to pay it forward.

We told them that someday there will be a moment that defines them and if they remember this, it will only make them a better person. This is a chance to talk about something good that came from something bad.

The official opening day for

Our official opening day is April 20 at 10 a.m. and we are inviting everyone that has helped us so that as a group we can say thank you.

Ryan Ostry
Bugle Reporter
@RyanOstry_BR18
rostry@buglenewspapers.com

The National Title I Association has recognized Eisenhower Academy in Joliet Public Schools District 86 as a National Title I Distinguished School.

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) nominated Eisenhower Academy for the honor based on its exceptional student performance for two or more consecutive years.

ISBE honored both schools (Eisenhower and Washington Elementary) at the annual statewide Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Conference Feb. 11-13 in Chicago.

The National Title I Association recognized the schools Jan. 31 at its annual conference in Kansas City, Mo.

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“Only up to two schools per state can receive this award,” said Sandra Zalewski, Director for Communications and Development. “We were ecstatic when we found out, a lot of hard work went into this award.”

Title I is the cornerstone of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, reauthorized in 2015 as ESSA.

Title I provides funding for students in schools that serve low-income communities, where Eisenhower is one of the schools that fall under that category.

Every student at Eisenhower Academy is eligible to receive free lunches based on Joliet Public Schools’ overall low-income student percentage.

Eighty-four percent of students met or exceeded standards in math on the state’s accountability assessment in 2018, and 82 percent met or exceeded standards in English language arts.

“It’s a wonderful accomplishment for the District as whole,” Zalewski said. “We are just so proud of our students and staff for receiving this prestigious award.”

Eisenhower Academy is a public magnet school with a staff committed to providing a structured educational setting for students with a focus on science, technology, engineering and math.

After being nominated by the Illinois School Board Association along with Washington Elementary last fall, Zalewski said the entire process was exhilarating.

An application process had to begin, followed by a nominating process, uploading information where it finished by being told in late December through early January Eisenhower would officially be a top school.

“We admittedly got super excited and let all of our parents and staff know what was going on with the award,” Zalewski said. “It’s very rewarding to see the grind of every day hard work which we see all the time paying off so greatly for everyone involved in this process.”

The Plainfield Park District recently received a $500 donation from the Joliet Bicycle Club.

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Each year, the group organizes a 100-mile bike ride, the “4th of July Century,” which departs from Plainfield and ends in Plattville. The event attracts about 900 riders and also serves as the organization’s main fundraiser for the year.

Most of the money raised then gets donated to area communities he said.

“We regularly ride on Plainfield Park District property,” he said, of the Park District’s 10-plus miles of bike trails.

“They’ve always been very accommodating to us and we like to give back to the communities where we ride.”

The group’s mission, he said, includes advocating for safer cycling, and improving conditions for biking.

The donation will be used for future bike path development said Plainfield Park District Finance Director Maureen Nugent.

Plainfield Park District maintains 32 bike and walking trails throughout its 43-square mile district, which serves over 106,000 residents.

Some of the more extensive trail routes in the Park District include:

• The Great Divide Bike Trail: Starts at Old Renwick Rd. and runs south connecting with the Old Renwick Trail Park and ending at the pond along Indian Head Ln.
• Oaks at Van Horn: Trail extends south from Van Horn Woods parallel to W. Frontage Rd. and accessible from just inside the eastern entrance of the Old Oaks Subdivision.
• Normantown Trail: A bike trail accessible from the W. 127th St. near the intersection of W. 127th St. & Rt. 30. The trail runs south parallel to Rt. 30 and ends at 125th St.
• Fort Beggs Bike Trail (North and South): The South Trail starts at Theodore St. and runs north following the power lines and ends at the Du Page River. The North Fort Beggs Bike Trail starts at the Streams Recreation Facility and follows the power lines north to Fort Beggs Dr. with connecting paths leading to either Electric Park or Village Green Park.

By Brian Stanley

Two people drowned March 31 in the DuPage River near the Hammel Woods Dam in Shorewood.

About 5:50 p.m. Abraham Ramos, 28, of Palatine, went into the water near the dam, which is yards from where Route 52 passes over the river. While the shore and concrete pier near the dam are popular fishing sites, swimming is prohibited and “Strong Undertow” signs are posted.

Warning signs are posted on the river that boaters must portage around the dam.

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Will County Forest Preserve spokeswoman Cindy Cain said after the man went into the river, his girlfriend, Hannah Tammeling, 22, of Plainfield, went in after him.

“They were by themselves and we don’t know why they went in, but a witness heard her yelling for help and called 911,” Cain said.

A Will County Sheriff’s deputy was in the area and saw both people near the dam. A Troy firefighter arrived and saw the man on the surface.

“The firefighter went into the water with a rope tied around him, but couldn’t find the man,” Cain said.

Firefighters walked along the shore and searched the river in boats until 9 p.m. when darkness prohibited further searching.

Ramos’ body was found further downriver late the following morning and Tammeling’s was recovered a few hours later.

Access points at Hammel Woods were closed during the search. Troy Fire Chief Andy Doyle said 30 fire agencies and five police agencies participated in the search, which covered a 2.5-mile stretch of the river from Route 52 to Mound Road.

Doyle cautioned Hammel Woods visitors to stay away from the dam, which he likened to a lake riptide. While water near the dam may look calm at times, it is extremely dangerous because of the turbulence at the structure’s base.

“It’s very hard to swim out of that,” Doyle said. ” … We really stress that people stay away from the dam.”
The dam, which was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps as a New Deal project during the Great Depression, has been the site of previous drownings and water rescues over the years.

Cain said the Forest Preserve decided in 2017 to remove the dam and was scheduled to solicit bids for the project next week.

The Joliet Slammers have announced their promotional schedule for the 2019 season.

Opening day at Joliet Route 66 Stadium is set for Thursday, May 9. It will be a celebration of the 2018 Frontier League Championship and will include a championship ring ceremony for the team before the game.

The first 1000 fans will receive a championship photo provided by Brian Mejdrich your local health insurance professional with United Insurance Services representing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL.

Returning weekday promotions include $2 Tuesdays ($2 nReserved tickets), presented by Illinicare Health, Thirsty Thursdays, ($2 Bud, Bud Light, $2 beverages from the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group, and $4 Jim Beam and Ole Smoky drinks) presented by Bud Light, and Fireworks Fridays. The Slammers will introduce Weiner Wednesday, Signature Saturday, and a revamped Family Sunday. Weiner Wednesday will feature $1 hot dogs on May 29, June 5, June 12, and August 14. Signature Saturdays will include an appearance by celebrities on select nights. Celebrities include Chris Zorich on May 18 for Notre Dame Night, Gary Matthews on June 15, and Eddie Olczyk on August 17 for Cancer Awareness Night.

Pricing and VIP packages will be announced at a later date. Family Sunday returns in 2019 with more activities for the kids including a free bounce house provided by Channahon General Rental, free face painting provided by Lollipop Face Painting, and a brand newplayground system from Rainbow Play Systems! For a membership of just $25, Kid Club Elite members get a Slammers hat, free entry to select games, and 30 minute early entrance before EVERY game to use the playground. Post game, full team autographs will also return to Sundays.

The month of May will celebrate Accountants and CPAs on May 14 and Bus Drivers on May 28 in conjunction with $2 Tuesday.

The month also features two educational days beginning at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 15 and Thursday, May 16. Friday, May 17 will be the first fireworks show of the year for Wild Wild West Night. Notre Dame Night on May 18 will feature special ticket options for Notre Dame alumni.

Rolling into June, the Slammers will hold appreciation nights for teachers (June 4), government employees (June 11), and medical professionals (June 25). June also brings back fan favorites such as Princess Night on Friday, June 14 and Star Wars Night on Saturday, June 15.

Princess Night includes princess characters provided by Magic, Music and More and Star Wars Night will feature costume characters throughout the game.

Both games will be followed by a themed fireworks show. The Slammers will play a 1:05 p.m. game on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16. Fans will have the chance to play catch on field following the game. New in 2019 is Animation Night with a Pixar themed fireworks show. Fans are encouraged to dress up as their favorite animated cowboy, spaceman, or other friends from Radiator Springs, Monstropolis, and more! The Slammers first pet day, where fans can bring in their pets on a leash or in a carrier, is June 23.

The Slammers kick-off July with Construction Worker Appreciation Night on the 2nd, and then roll into 3 nights of fireworks July 3-5. Patriotic fireworks are planned for both Wednesday, July 3rd, and Thursday July 4th. July 5th fireworks will be movie themed for Night at the Movies. Fans are encouraged to come dressed as their favorite movie character. The Slammers first military night will be held on Saturday, July 6. Tickets are free to active military and veterans.

Superhero Night is planned for Friday, July 19. In addition to superhero characters at the game, the night will honor real life superheroes, including Military, Police, Fire, and EMS.

The night will begin with a pre-game charity softball game between the Joliet Police Department and Joliet Fire Department. The night will also feature post-game fireworks.

The second Princess Night of the season will be held on Saturday, July 20 with post-game fireworks, followed by a second Pet Day on July 23.

Fans can “Catch Them All” on August 3 at Pokemon Go Night and scouts can sleep over after the game with the purchase of a special scouts package. August 15 will be a celebration of the men and women who protect our cities, counties, state, and more during Stand Up for Blue Night. Wizard Night returns on Friday, August 16 with a Harry Potter themed fireworks show and stadium scavenger hunt.

The third and final Pet Day will be on August 18.

By Drake Skleba
For the Bugle

After opening up their 2019 season with 10 consecutive victories, the Plainfield South Cougars have been named Voyager Media Publications Week 3 Team of the Week. The 2018 Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association Summer State Champs also reside atop our first Voyager Media Publications Terrific Ten Area Baseball Rankings.

Plainfield East’s junior center fielder, Nick Pratscher tore the cover off the baseball this week to pick up the Week 3 Player of the Week Award, joining teammate Jack Crowder who was our Week One Pitcher of the Week.

Joliet Catholic’s University of Illinois-bound southpaw, Alex Vera, fired his second consecutive shutout this week blanking mighty Coal City 6-0. Vera last week took home our Week 2 Pitcher of the Week Award.

Team of the Week 3-  Plainfield South (10-1) Cougars outscore Meade County (KY), Sandwich, DeKalb and Morris 34-7 in 4-1 week. Cougar pitchers Jimmy Fitzmaurice (1-0), Austin Richardson (3-0), Tyler Phommachanhom (2-0) and Justin McGuigan (2-1) picked up the Cougar wins on the mound. Tony Mosher and Connor Blake, who went deep twice, led the Cougars’ attack.

 Player of the Week 3 Nick Pratscher Plainfield- Bengal junior center fielder went 5-for-11 at the plate,  with two doubles, two bombs, scored five runs and drove home 10 Bengals runs. In the Bengals 10-3 loss to mighty Lincoln-Way East (11-1), Pratscher continued his torrid hitting in defeat, driving home two of the three Bengal runs.

Pitcher of the Week 3- Alex Vera Joliet Catholic- The University of Illinois-bound Vera (3-1) extended his scoreless innings streak to 14, after blanking Class 3A state championship contender Coal City 6-0 on just three hits. Vera takes homes his second Pitcher of the Week Award after blanking Joliet West 7-0, with 12 strikeouts, in the WJOL/Don Ladas Memorial Tournament in Week 2

WEEK 3 TERRIFIC TEN AREA BASEBALL RANKINGS
1 Plainfield South     10-1   Cougars open up SPC with Ridge Road Rival Minooka
2 Lockport                  14-2   Porters repeat at WJOL/Ladas Champs

3 Plainfield Central     8-3    Wildcats WJOL/Ladas Runner-ups
4 Joliet Catholic         10-3   Two-Time Defending ESCC champs open with Marian Catholic
5 Plainfield East          7-3    Bengals open SPC play at Oswego East

6.Plainfield North     2-5-1  Defending 4A State Champions open with Joliet West

7 Joliet West               7-5    Surprising Tigers at Plainfield North today

8 Notre Dame             3-3    Dons big win over Hawks!

9 Maine South            7-5    Up and down start for South

10 Minooka                  4-5-1  Indians beat Joliet Catholic, three wins in a row

On the Bubble: Benet Academy  6-6, Joliet Central 4-5

CENTRAL SUBURBAN NORTH
Maine East (0-5)  12-9 loss to Northside-Chris Miller 3 RBI, Pat Miller 3 hits
3-2 loss to Wheeling- Chris Miller, Pat Serano- Blue Demon ribbies

4-0 loss to Round Lake

CENTRAL SUBURBAN SOUTH

Niles West- (7-2)    8-2 win over Hoffman Estates Themi Kastrinakis (WP) 5 shutout innings
10K, Kyle Gibson 2 H, 3RBI, Brad Pawlow 2 H, 2 RBI
8-3 win over Rolling Meadows- Myles Derbigny 3RBI

7-2 loss to Lake Forest

Maine South (7-5) -6-0  win over Rolling Meadows-Giuseppe Muscarino (WP)
5 scoreless innings, 9 K, Bobby Rinaldi 2RBI

3-2 loss to Notre Dame Ethan Quinn, Bobby Rinaldi RBI

5-1 loss to St. Pat’s

EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC NORTH
Notre Dame (3-3)– 3-2  win over Maine South-Nick Loizzi 3RBI

2-1 loss to Stevenson

11-1 loss to Barrington
10-6 win over Barrington- Henry Gonzales 2 hits RBI, Andrew Gale 2 ribbies

EAST SUBURBAN CATHOLIC SOUTH
Benet Academy (6-6)  11-9 loss to Wheaton South-Jared Novak 2 hits 2 RBI

11-1 loss to Batavia

Joliet Catholic (10-3) 7-3 win over Wheaton South-  Nick Iannantone 3 hits;

Jared Cushing 2 hits 2 RBI

8-7 loss to Minooka- Jared Cushing 2 hits 3 RBI

6-0 win over Coal City-   Alex Vera second consecutive shutout
Dan Wuestenfeld 2 hits 2 RBI

8-4 win over Plainfield North- Dan Wuestenfeld 4 BB 2 RBI, Nick

Innantone two more hits, RBI, Jared Cushing 3 RBI

INTERSTATE 8 NORTH

Lisle (6-4)      11-0 win over Newark- AJ Casmer three-hit shutout with 12 K, Sam Russo 3 hits,
3 RBI

3-2  win over Wheaton Academy-  Jay McGrath (WP) Sam Russo (SV) AJ Casmer 2 hits

RBI, McGrath 2 hits, RBI

12-3 win over Timothy Christian Jay McGrath 2 hits, 2 RBI, Cal Payne and Zach Webber
both drive  home two Lion runs.

Westmont (7-5)-18-0 win over Parkview Christian- Sam     Abbatacola (WP) 1 -hitter, 11K; Riley Basit 4H, Grand Slam, 6 RBI

18-3 loss to Naperville North

5-2 loss to Manteno in I-8 crossover Riley Basit RBI

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE

Plainfield South (10-1)- 7-2 win over Meade County (KY)- Jimmy Fitzmaurice (WP) CG 7K,

Connor Blake 2 H, 3 RBI

10-2 win over Sandwich- Tony Mosher 2 H 3 RBI, Justin McGuigan (WP)

8 K

11-1 win over De Kalb- Tylor “Puma” Phoommachanhom (WP) 2-hitter

10 K; Tony Mosher 2 H, 3 RBI

6-2 win over Morris- Austin Richardson (3-0) Six Shutout innings 6 K

Connor Blake 3 H 2 RBI
3-0 loss to Rockton Hononegah- Ryan Pawlak 2B; Tylor Phommachanhom,

single

Plainfield Central (8-3) 10-7 loss to Morris- Charlie Bischoff 4 H

4-3 loss to LW Central- Jake Donahue 3 H

Plainfield East (7-3)-12-0 win over Ottawa- Brandon Ruehle (WP) 5 -hit shutout
Nick Pratcher 3 H, 5RBI; Andy Hill 3 H, 3 RBI

14-4 win over Wilmington- 3 more ribbies for Nick Pratscher

10-3  loss to Lincoln-Way West- Nick Pratscher 2 RBI

Plainfield North (2-5-1) 10-2 win over Waubonsie Valley- Brandon Hutson 3-run bomb!,

Josh Fleming 2 H, 3 RBI

16-3 loss to Neuqua Valley

8-4 loss to Joliet Catholic- Garret Cook 3-for-4 2B, RBI

Joliet Central (4-5)– 10-6 win over Sandburg Ethan Darley 5 ribbies!

3-2 loss to Shepard- TraShawn Traylor RBI

Joliet West (7-5)– 8-6 loss to Coal City- Mark Garcia, Jr. 3 RBI
9-5 win over Manteno- Lucas Brady 3 hits, 4 RBI, Mark Garcia Jr
2 hits, 2 RBI
11-2 win over Bradley-Bourbonnais-Dylan Wolfe goes deep, 6 RBI

11-9 win over Bradley Bourbonnais- Ryan McGovern drove home 4 Tiger runs;

Andrew Chignoli had 3 hits and three ribbies.

Minooka (4-5-1)- 9-3 win over Yorkville- Andy Mysliwiec 3 RBI

8-7 win over Joliet Catholic- Colin Olkiewicz’ walk-off stuns Hilltoppers, 2RBI

Nate Cochran 2 RBI
3-0 win over Sandburg John Forneris  3-hit shutout of Eagles, 7 K

Romeoville (2-7-1)- 3-2 loss to Riverside-Brookfield- Mike Bunch 3 H, RBI

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE

Bolingbrook (4-7) 13-2 win over Thornwood- Matt Dinkel 3 hits 4 RBI

25-0 win over Thornridge   Jack McDermott fires a five-inning perfect

                           Game striking out 13 of the 15 consecutive Falcons he retired.

Matt Dinkel 3H, 3RBI

10-3 loss to Lincoln-Way West- Matt Dinkel 2B, RBI

Lockport (14-2)- 3-2 win over LW Central- Nolan Weis walk-off single; Nolan Vicek, WP,4 1/3

no-hit innings, 8 K.

4-2 loss to Bradley-Bourbonnais- Marcos Voulgaris 3-for-3 RBI.
10-2 win over Thornwood-Jake Dagys  3-run Bomb!
3-2 win over Naperville Central-Jake Kampf 2B 2RBI

WEST SUBURBAN GOLD

DG South (3-6 , 1-1)-  6-5 WSC Gold loss to AT, Cole Woren 2 RBI

14-3 WSC Gold win  over AT, Mike Hoes 3 hits, 5 RBI

5-2 loss to Naperville North-

3-0 win over Hinsdale Central- Gino Cozzi five-hit shutout

WEST SUBURBAN SILVER

DG North (3-7, 3-0)–  33-0 and 14-7 WSC Silver wins over Proviso West; Scott Jakobsze no-hitter; Elijah Carter 8 ribbies in the two Trojan wins; Liam Nielson four-hit, six RBI day in 33-0 win.

17-0 defeat to Metea Valley

15-1 win over Proviso West- Trojans sweep Panthers to stand alone atop the WSC    

                     Silver!  Cam Demos 3 hits, Elijah Carter, Zane Tillotson and Cal Bossard 2 ribbies

apiece.

By Drake Skleba

For the Bugle

Team of the Week  Joliet West Tigers The surprising Southwest Prairie Conference leaders blasted perennial SPC title contender Oswego East 10-6 and then swept away the defending Class 4A State Champions from Plainfield North, 3-0 and 7-6, in eight innings. The 7-6 win on Friday was of the walk-off variety, on a two-run double by Joliet West senior, Mark Garcia Jr.
On Saturday, the Tigers completed their Team of the Week run with a 4-2 win over Glenbard East.

Player of the Week Jared Cushing Joliet Catholic The slick-fielding senior shortstop could have won this award last week, driving home eight Hilltopper runs. After falling to Marian Catholic on Monday, Cushing led the Hilltopper’s to a four game sweep of Marian Catholic, national powers Cincinnati Moeller, Portage North, Michigan and back in the ESCC MCC. For the 4-1 Hilltoppers, Cushing went 8-for-14 with six more Hilltopper RBI’s and 14 total RBI’s in the last two weeks.

Pitcher of the Week Gavin Schmitt  Plainfield East All Gavin Schmitt did was throw a no-hitter, with 14 punch-outs in the Bengals 8-0 Southwest Prairie Conference victory over Joliet Central on Thursday.  Schmitt fired 16 first-pitch strikes to get ahead of the Steelmen all day. After losing their first two Southwest Prairie Conference contests to Oswego East, Schmitt’s performance most likely kept the Bengals SPC championship dreams alive.

Terrific Ten Baseball Rankings

1 Lockport                17-2  Porters back in Terrific Ten Penthouse
2 Joliet Catholic       14-4  Hilltoppers feel they should be No.1

3 Plainfield South    13-2  Costly loss to Minooka

4 Joliet West            10-6  Red-hot Tigers Week 4 Team of the Week

5 Plainfield Central  10-5 Bobby “Boog-a loo” swinging hot bat
6 Plainfield East         9-5 Pitcher of Week Gavin Schmitt no-no

7 Notre Dame            5-5  Dons knocked out of first in ESCC North
8 Minooka                  5-7-1 Indians blank previously No. 1 Cougars
9 Maine South           9-7 Hawks CSL South contender.

10 Niles West           10-4 Myles Derbigny leads Wolves’ attack

On the Bubble Joliet Central 6-7, Benet 7-8, DG South 6-7

Central Suburban North

Maine East (1-6, 1-1)

8-7 CSL Win over Niles North-Trailing 7-0 in the bottom of the fifth, the Blue Demons scored three times in the fifth and four times,in the sixth, to send the CSL crossover to extra-innings. In the bottom of the eighth, Ankido Ishak’s walk-off gave the Blue Demons their first win of the season. Chris Miller drove home three runs while Mason Ishii drove home two Demon runs.  Joe Gaiser chipped in with three hits.

3-2 CSL loss to Niles West- Chris Miller drove home both Blue Demon runs.

Central Suburban South

Niles West  (10-4, 1-1)

7-2 CSL loss  to Glenbrook North– Myles Derbigny RBI,
3-2 CSL win over Maine East Kyle Gibson pitched and hit his way past Maine East. Gibson fired a two-hitter at the Demons, with 11 strikeouts and added two hits at the plate. Alex Cheiran added three hits and drove in a Wolves’ run.

14-2 win over Rockford Guilford Brad Pawlow fired a six-hit shutout at the Vikings. Pawlow helped himself by driving in a pair of runs. Myles Derbigny had three hits and drove home four RBI. Ethan Carey chipped in with a pair of RBI.

16-9 loss to Rochelle

Maine South (9-6. 1-1)

12-1 CSL win over Maine West– Timmy O’Brien had three hits and drove home two Hawk runs. Tyler Houck and Ben Sacor each had a pair of hits and a pair of RBI’s, while Ysen Useni,allowed a run in his four solid innings of work on the mound for the win.
5-4 CSL loss to Highland Park Tyler Houck added two more hits and Ben Sacor drove home a Hawk run.

11-1 win over Conant- Tyler Houck led the Hawks with two hits and two RBI’s. Bobby Rinaldi and Ethan Quinn each drove home two Hawk runs.

East Suburban Catholic North
Notre Dame (5-3, 2-0)

8-7 ESCC North win over St. Patrick- Trailing 7-6 in the bottom of the seventh, the Dons tied the game on a Bryan Broecker hit and then Dylan Coleman’s walk-off which sent Don fans dancing onto Dempster. Broecker led the Dons with two RBI’s. Matt Salmonson chipped in with two hits.
5-2 ESCC North win over St. Patrick- Dylan Coleman had two more hits and an RBI. Matt Salmonson (WP) and Bryan Broecker (SV) combined on a seven-hitter on the mound and Broecker picked up two more hits at the plate.
23-14 loss to Libertyville- Matt Salmonson drove home four more Don runs in the slugfest loss to the Wildcats. Matt Murphy chipped in with three hits.
7-0 ESCC loss to Marist

East Suburban Catholic South

Benet Academy (7-8, 1-1)
7-6 ESCC win over MCC– Collin Gorz led the Redwing attack with three RBI’s, while Ben Wright added a pair of RBI’s. Aaron Staehely and Charlie Romensko each chipped in with a pair of hits.

10-0 loss to Neuqua Valley  Redwings just two hits against Wildcats.

14-7 loss to St. Viator (See game story)

Joliet Catholic (12-4, 1-1)

6-4 ESCC South loss to Marian Catholic– (See game story)

6-2 ESCC South win over Marian Catholic-Tony Fleischauer drives home three more Hilltopper runs. Chris Knapczyk gets three hits and Jared Cushing adds a pair of hits and two RBI’s for the Hill.

10-7 win over Moeller (OH) In the Prep Baseball Report’s Indy Classic the Hilltopper’s outslug, Cincinnati’s Bishop Moeller behind the red-hot duo of Tony Fleischauer and Jared Cushing, who each had three more hits. Mike Gurka drove home two Hilltopper runs. Zach Hise strikes out 10 Crusaders in his 4.2 innings stint on the mound.

3-1 win (10 Innings over Portage North (MI) In their second game of the day in the PBR INDY Classic, the Hilltoppers were led by the now white-hot duo of Jared Cushing and Tony Fleischauer. Cushing added two hits and two RBI’s to his white-hot week at the plate. Cushing drove home eight Hilltopper runs in Week 3.

Two-time Voyager Media Pitcher of the Week, Zach Vera is human after all. Vera (3-1), allowed one run earned in his seven innings of work for a no-decision against Portage North. For Vera, in his last three starts, 21 innings pitched with one earned run with an 2-0 and a 0.33 ERA.  Greg Ziegler fired three scoreless innings, striking out three to pick up the win.

15-0 ESCC win over MCC- Mike Gurka fires a one-hitter at the Hurricanes. Dan Wuestenfeld leads the Hilltopper attack with four hits and four RBI. Chris Knapczyk added a pair of hits and RBI while Greg Ziegler chips in with two RBI,

Interstate 8 North

Lisle (9-5, 3-1)

5-2 I-8 North win over Plano AJ Casmer (2-1) scattered seven hits with six strikeouts in his complete-game performance against the Reapers. Tony Raineri had two hits and drove home two Lion runs.
5-0 I-8 North win over Plano Jay McGrath (3-0) fired a two-hit shutout with six strikeouts for the I-8 sweep of the Reapers. McGrath helped himself at the plate with two hits and three RBI’s. Damian Guerrero added two hits and an RBI and AJ Casmer chipped in with two hits.

6-1 I-8 win over Peotone Damian Guerrero (1-2) fired a four-hit shutout at the Blue Devils with four strikeouts. Dylan Laue provided almost all of the Lion offense, with two hits and five big RBI’s. Sam Russo chipped in with two hits and an RBI.
7-4 I-8 loss to Wilmington Tony Raineri had two hits and drove home two Lion runs.

Westmont (9-5, 0-1)

5-3 win over Kirkland-Hiawatha- Joey Dobrovolny fired a six-hitter with a dozen punch-outs for the Sentinels. Dobrovolny also drove home a run at the plate. Troy Schlicher had two hits and drove home a Sentinel run. The win was the 300^th win in Sentinel head coach DJ Cocks career.

10-3 win over U-High –Matt O’Leary went 4-for-4 with a triple and an RBI. Alex Marotta went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Marotta now is the 16^th player in Westmont High School baseball history to have 100 career hits.

SOUTHWEST PRAIRIE
Joliet West    (11-6, 3-0)
3-0 SPC win over Plainfield North Nathan Seeman (WP) and Jake Maroncelli (SV) combined for a four-hit shutout of the defending Class 4A State Champs from North. Mark Garcia, Jr. had two hits and drove home the only run the Tigers would need. Mason Kasprisin and Casey Chignoli drove home the other Joliet West Tiger runs.
2-1 loss to Bolingbrook Cannon Karczewski fires five scoreless innings and Tyler Pranski drives home lone Tiger run.

10-6 SPC win over Oswego East

7-6 SPC win over Plainfield North- With the Tigers trailing at 6-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning, West’s Mark Garcia Jr. sent Tiger Nation dancing onto Oneida Street after his boomingdouble gave the Tigers the walk-off win and sweep of the defending Class 4A State Champions, Plainfield North.
4-2 win over Glenbard East    SPC leaders only had five hits. Cannon Karczewski drove home a Tiger run. Jared Greskoviak and Brice Waller (WP) throw five -hitter at the Rams.

Plainfield South  (13-2, 2-1)

2-0 SPC win over Minooka  Griffin Lapp (3-0) fired a six hit shutout, with six strikeouts at the Indians. Connor Blake had two hits and an RBI. Alex Lekovish drove home the other Cougar run.
9-0 SPC loss to Minooka Zach Pawlak had two of the three Cougar hits.

3-2 SPC win over Romeoville  Cougars trailed 2-0 after four innings, before rallying past the Spartans. Griffin Lapp, Tony Mosher and Tylor Phommahanchon, drove home the three Cougar runs.

8-3 win over Glenbrook North- Connor Blake homers, singles and on base four times to lead Cougs’ attack. Justin McGuigan (3-1) picks up the win on the mound.

Plainfield Central (9-5, 1-2)

10-4 SPC win over Oswego   Bobby “Boog-a-loo” Boekeloo’s hot bat, led the Wildcats past the Panthers. Boekeloo had two hits and drove home four Wildcat runs. Brandon Micetich added a pair of RBI’s. Brandon Noble picked up the win on the mound for the ‘Cats.
4-3 SPC loss to Oswego  Charlie Bischoff drove home a Wildcat run.
5-2 SPC loss to Plainfield North
14-2 win over Elk Grove  Jake Donahue’s four-hit four RBI day at the plate led the Wildcats past the Grenadiers. Brandon Micetich had a hit and two RBI while Charlie Bischoff chipped in with two hits. Winning pitcher Alex Schoenly struck out seven and fired a two-hitter on the mound.

Plainfield East (8-5, 1-2)
8-6 SPC loss to Oswego East  Jake Crowder had two hits and drove home three Bengal runs. Sean Blanchard drove home the other three Bengal runs in defeat.
9-5 SPC loss to Oswego East

8-0 SPC win over Joliet Central  Gavin Schmitt, struck out 14 of the 21 Steelmen hitters he would face in his no-hitter on Friday over Joliet Central  Caleb Anderson took care of all the help Schmitt would need by ripping three hits and picking up three RBI’s. Jake Crowder added a pair of hits and two RBI.

8-7 ( 9 innings) win over St. Charles East – In Saturday afternoon’s non-conference game in Kane County, it took nine innings before the Bengals outlasted the Fighting Saints. Andrew Hill and Aidan Flynn each had three RBI’s, to spearhead the Bengal attack. Sean Blanchard chipped in with a pair of hits and an RBI. Ed Stryzezewski slammed the door on the Saints, allowing just one run in his 4 .2 stellar innings of relief, to pick up the win.

Joliet Central (6-7, 1-2)

5-0 SPC win over Romeoville  Robert Farrell fired a two-hitter at the Spartans with 12 punch-outs. Ethan Darley had three hits and Robert Farrell, Alex Gregurich and Nick Kasper all had RBI for the Steelmen.
11-8 SPC loss to Romeoville 

8-0 SPC loss to Plainfield East  Steelmen no-hit by Pitcher of the Week Gavin Schmitt.
5-1 win over Kankakee Alex Rocha led the Steelmen assault on the Kays with two hits and three RBI’s. Robert Ferrell and Carlos Lopez drove home the other two Steelmen runs.

Minooka (5-7-1, 1-2)

2-0 SPC loss to Plainfield South Colin Olkiewicz led the Indian  attack with two hits.
9-0 SPC win over Plainfield South Dean Procarione struck out eight and fired 5. 2 shutout innings against the hard-hitting Cougars. Sam Budaris had two Indian RBI while Andrew Mysliwiec and Pedro Martinez each plated an Indian run.

8-5 SPC loss to Oswego

Plainfield North (3-7-1, 1-2)

3-0 SPC loss to Joliet West-

5-2 SPC win over Plainfield Central Dylan Szajkovics fired a four-hitter with six strikeouts at Central. Cam Kissel had two hits and drove home a Tiger run. Eben Heine drove home a pair of runs and Brandon Hutson chipped in with two hits.

7-6 in eight inning SPC loss to Joliet West- Garret Cook continued his hot-hitting with two more hits and an RBI. Eben Heine doubled home a run for the Tigers.

Romeoville (4-9-1,  1-2)

5-0 SPC loss to Joliet Central  Spartans could only muster two hits off of Steelemen ace, Robert Farrell.

11-9 SPC win over Joliet Central AJ Cappalletti has two hits and drives home three for the Spartans. Kevin Murphy adds two hits and two RBI’s while Luis Delgado gets three hits. Garrett Shahan chips in with a pair of RBI’s.

3-2 SPC loss to Plainfield South Mike Bunch picked up a couple of hits for the Spartans. Hard-luck Spartan pitcher Ulysses Munoz pitched well allowing just three runs in his six solid innings on the mound.

7-1 win over Reavis Garrett Shahan fired a three-hitter with four strikeouts at the Rams. Griffin Springer and Luis Delgado each drove home a pair of Spartan runs.

SOUTHWEST SUBURBAN BLUE

Lockport (17-2, 2-0)

22-0 SWSC win over Thornridge  Five Porter pitchers combined for a one-hit shutout of the Falcons. Jack Verba doubled, homered and drove home four Porter runs. Anthony Blazekovich had a pair of triples and three RBI’s. Blazekovich also pitched a scoreless inning and struck out two.
8-0 SWSC Blue win over Bolingbrook  Seven Porter pitchers combine on five-hit shutout; Nolan Weis doubled and drove in three Porter runs. Jake Kampf had an RBI single and sac-fly

14-0 SWSC Blue win over Bolingbrook Five Porter pitchers combined for a two-hitter. Nick Schindler had singled, tripled and drove home four Porter runs. Jackson Mladic drove home three more runs while Jon Weis added a pair of singles and drove in three runs.

Bolingbrook (7-11, 0-2)
16-0 SWSC win over Thornton Sam Harvey fired a two-hit shutout with nine strike-outs for the Raiders.  Eric Haislip had three RBI’s while Joe Zito and Josh Madsen each plated a pair of Raider runs.

2-1 win over Joliet West  Trailing 1-0 as the non-conference affair with the Tigers, the game went to the bottom of the seventh. Joe Zito tied the game and then Matt Dinkel sent Raider fans dancing onto Jefferson after his walk-off hit gave the Raiders the 2-1 victory. Erik Haislip went the distance for “The Brook” firing a four-hitter, on the mound.

8-0 SWSC Blue loss to Lockport  Dan Underdonk led the Raiders with a pair of singles.

14-0 SWSC Blue loss to Lockport  Raiders pick up just one hit.
7-2 win over Shepard Sam Harvey picked up the win on the mound allowing a run in five innings, with nine strikeouts. Hunter Hrycyk led the Raider attack with two hits and two RBI’s. Joe Zito chipped in with a hit and a ribbie.

WEST SUBURBAN GOLD

Downers Grove South (6-7, 4-1)
11-0 WSC Gold win over Proviso East– 5-inning Tommy Rutter no-hitter, Nine strikeouts, Mike Hoes Jake Pileggi 2 RBI’s each.

19-0 WSC Gold win over Proviso East  5-inning Joe Galvin no-hitter, six strikeouts.

19-0 WSC Gold Win over Proviso East  Joe Topp, four other Mustang pitchers combine for no-hitter, Jake Pileggi 2 hits, 2 RBI    Third consecutive no-hitter. Fourth consecutive shutout for Mustang pitching staff.

9-4 loss to York – Chris Gory drove home a pair of Mustang runs.

WEST SUBURBAN SILVER
Downers Grove North (4-10, 3-3)

11-1 WSC Silver loss to Oak Park 

13-1 WSC Silver loss to Oak Park  Cam Demos drove home the lone Trojan run. Trey Kaiser and Brycen Eisenhut hit successfully once.

  9-1 WSC Silver loss to Oak Park

By Drake Skleba
For the Bugle

After firing four shutout innings of relief in Monday’s Southwest Prairie Conference thriller, the senior Steelmen third baseman, Alex Gregurich, saved his best for the last two plays of the game. Due to Sunday’s freak snowstorm, Monday’s SPC battle was moved to Joliet Central.

With the score deadlocked at 1 in the Plainfield East bottom of the 11^th inning, the Bengals had runners on first and second. Replacing Gregurich on the mound for Joliet  Central was Noah Riley. In the batter’s box for Plainfield East, was third baseman Caleb Anderson.

Anderson hit a laser down in the direction of Gregurich at third. To the large crowd at Central, it appeared that Anderson had just won the game for the Bengals.

Amazingly, Gregurich was able to snare Anderson’s shot, step on third base for the force at third and just missed doubling-up Anderson at first.

The ever-dangerous Bengal catcher Sean Blanchard ( 2-for-5), stepped in to face Riley with two outs and Bengal runners on first and second.

Riley induced Blanchard to hit a roller to Gregurich at third. Gregurich’s fired a strike to Steelmen first baseman Jeremy Mason for the final out of the game.

Mother Nature with Sunday’s snow moved the Monday’s  game from Plainfield to Joliet.  And then she ended the game due to darkness.

“I just had to come up with the stop on Anderson’s shot, “Gregurich said. “I knew I had the force at third and I tried to get the double-play at first. On the final play of the game, the ground ball was like any other ground ball and I threw it perfectly to Jeremy Mason at first.

“Both teams played so well today. Robert Farrell pitched outstanding for us and my defense contributed to my successful four scoreless innings, of relief.”

The Steelmen (6-7-1, 1-2-1) got on the board in the top of the third. Steelmen No. 9-hitter, Osvaldo Lopez ( 0-for-2 R 2 BB) walked and went to second on a single from leadoffman James Zdanwic. Both runners moved to second and third on a ground out to first by Alex Rocha.

Steelmen catcher, Ethan Darling (2-for-4, RBI, BB) picked up an RBI groundout, plating Lopez with the first run of the game.

Meanwhile, both starting pitchers, Brandon Ruehle for East and Robert Farrell for Central were dealing.

Farrell took a one-hitter and a 1-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth. Voyager Media Publications’ Week 3 Player of the Week, Nick Pratscher, tied the game for the Bengals at 1-1, when he deposited a Farrell fastball over the left field fence. For Pratscher, it was his fourth round-tripper of 2019.

Farrell allowed just two hits and the one run in his quality six innings of work. Farrell struck out seven and walked six.

Ruehle completed his day after seven solid innings of work. Ruehle allowed one run and just four hits. Ruehle struck out five and walked four.

In Gregurich’s first inning in relief of Farrell in the bottom of the seventh, the Bengals loaded the bases after two out’s before Gregurich pitched out of the jam and the game went to extra-innings.

Another hero for Plainfield East, was right-handed relief pitcher, Reid Erickson,  who fired four scoreless innings of relief of Ruehle, allowing just two hits.

“Brandon and Reid pitched outstanding for us and our defense made a number of great plays,” Plainfield East head coach Adam O’Reel said. “We left 14 men on base and our situational hitting was a disgrace. That is how one ends up in an 11 inning, 1-1, tie.”

“This was a great game played by both teams,” Joliet Central head coach Kevin Fitzgerald said. “Alex saved the game for us, with his outstanding plays, in the bottom of the 11^th. Alex and Robert pitched outstanding for us and our defense made all the plays.”

“I told the kids, that this is how baseball is to be played. Great pitching. Great defense. And we can compete and win, in these types of game. It was a credit to all of our kids.”

The two teams will head back to Plainfield for the top of the 12^th at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Board of Commissioners voted Thursday, April 11, on two measures that are designed to lead to the removal Hammel Woods dam in Shorewood.

The board approved a contract with WBK Engineering LLC and a memorandum of understanding with the Lower DuPage River Watershed Coalition.

WBK will be paid $104,100 to create a Phase II engineering plan detailing how the dam should be removed. The contract also requires the company to obtain a dam removal permit approved by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the Army Corps of Engineers and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The permit must be issued before any actual dam removal work can begin.

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Coalition created
The Hammel Woods dam was built in the 1930s by Civilian Conservation Corps workers. The 4-foot-high concrete and limestone dam was built to create a pool of water for recreational purposes during a time when the DuPage River had a much lower volume of water than it does now.

In the 1980s, the Forest Preserve commissioned a study on the dam to see how it could be improved or removed. There was public resistance to removal for sentimental and aesthetic reasons, so the Forest Preserve Board moved forward with safety improvements to the site, including a portage around the dam for boaters, as well as dam repairs.

In 2003, The Conservation Foundation studied five dams along the river, including the Hammel Woods dam. The study was designed to improve the ecology of the river. The study concluded that removal of the Hammel Woods dam would allow aquatic species to move upstream and also improve safety. In 2011, the foundation completed a two-year watershed-based plan for the DuPage River, which led to the creation of the The Lower DuPage River Watershed Coalition in 2012.

The coalition’s goal is to preserve and enhance water quality in the river and its tributaries. The coalition also looks for ways to help communities along the river comply with more stringent EPA requirements related to wastewater treatment plants discharging into the river. The Forest Preserve District joined the coalition, which is made up mostly of municipalities that discharge into the river, ranging from Bolingbrook in the north to Channahon in the south.

In 2017, the coalition paid for a study of the pros and cons of either modifying or removing the Hammel Woods dam. Dam removal was recommended, but the amount of funding needed was not yet available to move forward with the plan.

Funding now available
In February 2019, the City of Naperville received a new wastewater discharge permit from the EPA and as part of that process, it had to pay fees to the coalition for river-related enhancements. That money was earmarked for the Hammel Woods dam removal.

In March the Forest Preserve brought the memorandum of understanding to the coalition and it was approved and signed by the coalition’s board. Later in March, Forest Preserve staff began the process to bring the agreement and the Phase II engineering contract to the District’s Board in April.

Once the Phase II engineering is complete, and the required removal permit has been obtained, the Forest Preserve Board will have to vote again on a contract for removal. The estimated cost for dam removal is $585,000. This work also would be funded by the coalition.

Removal of the dam would improve the river’s ecology and water quality. It also would return the river to its natural state, and eliminate the need for paddlers to portage around the site, creating a safer and healthier river for everyone.

While there were objections in the past to removal of the dam for sentimental reasons, that no longer seems to be the case, said Andrew Hawkins, the Forest Preserve’s director of planning and development.

“Now people seem to recognize the environmental, health and safety benefits of removing the dam,” he said.

By Brian Stanley
Bugle Staff
bstanley@buglenewspapers.com

What makes a good birthday?

The number of presents? Who is there to celebrate? Just knowing people are thinking about you?

Sonika Menon has had 15 birthdays herself, but the Plainfield teen has made them special for many people.

In May 2017, Sonika was thinking about how some children are not fortunate enough to receive gifts or parties and felt compelled to do something about it. Using donations from her family, Sonika created The Birthday Giving Program and began working with local service organizations to find needy recipients.

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“The first birthday we had was a 3-year-old boy whose family didn’t have much,” Sonika recalled. “We wrapped a plastic box with some presents and made a cake. To see the happiness in his face was great. His mom was really surprised (because) she’d never had the opportunity to do this.”

The Birthday Giving Program is now a 501c3 nonprofit which provides birthday bags and celebrations to those affected by poverty, addiction, homelessness and physical and mental disabilities. Sonika’s cousin, Rinna Talwar, expanded the organization to also benefit seniors and veterans who may face the same challenges.

In two years, Birthday Giving has raised money through online donations and local fundraising. They’ve delivered more than 750 birthday bags and baked more than 150 cakes.

“We get the name, age and gender from (charity) directors and sometimes their likes and dislikes. Sometimes we get to meet them and sometimes for security we just drop them off,” Sonika said.

While separate from birthdays, they’ve also put together Welcome Boxes for children forced to find accommodations in homeless shelters. The Welcome Boxes contain a stuffed animal, a children’s story and a snack.

“My brother manages our inventory and makes sure the cake mix doesn’t expire,” Sonika said.

“We’ve all gotten very good at baking cakes,” Rinna added.

The Birthday Giving Program has provided celebrations for individuals who have used Abbington Nursing Home, Alden Village, Boys and Girls Club of Joliet, Bridge Communities, Calvary Church, Deborah’s Place, Fellowship Housing, Gigi’s Playhouse, Hansard Center, HELPS Ministry, Lakeview Memory Care, Lifespring Ministry, Marklund Home Bloomingdale, MorningStar Mission, Mutual Ground, Streetwise, Wayside Cross Ministries, Wheatland Salem Church and the Individual Advocacy Groups of Bloomingdale, Glendale Heights, Oswego and Romeoville.

After the Birthday Giving Program was featured on CNN, associated chapters have started in California, Florida, Idaho and Tennessee.

Last month, Sonika and Rinna were recognized with Governors Awards, but both said seeing the effect the bags and cake have on people’s spirits gives them the most satisfaction.

“That sense of togetherness…when everyone gets to join in celebration has warmed my heart,” Sonika said.

Both teens believe their future careers will involve helping others.

“It’s been said you’re never too young to make a difference, I think we’re doing that,” Sonika said.

For more information about The Birthday Giving Program visit www.birthdaygivingprogram.club

By Brian Stanley
Bugle Staff
bstanley@buglenewspapers.com

The Big Serve is seeking volunteers to improve things for their neighbors, their community and the world.

The Big Serve has several projects scheduled for the weekend of May 4 and 5.

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Coordinator Scott Long said putting one push toward helping different groups can benefit everyone.

“It gives the people in the community an opportunity to serve and give back locally, I feel a lot of volunteers get more out of it than those being assisted,” Long said.

The event began more than five years ago when groups at Community Christian Church and Plainfield United Methodist Church both planned volunteer events and realized working together would be more effective. Other churches, including Hope United Methodist Church, St. Mary Immaculate Parish, Al-Aqsa Community, Masjid Maraj and the Village of Plainfield are among those organizations participating this year.

The different faiths believe coming together to ignore “boundaries” and focus on what they have in common – service to the needy – is a way of living their faith.

Projects are available for every age and skill level, so the weekend can be a chance for families to spend time together, Long said.

May 4 projects include Plainfield Fire Protection File for Life, Lakewood Nursing and Rehab Bingo, Harbor Chase Crafts, Rosewood Care of Joliet Bingo, Solstice Senior Living Music With Jean, Hands of Hope Warehouse Project, Will County Sheriff Photo ID and Fingerprinting, Del Valle Migrant Headstart, Ready Set Ride, Roadside Cleanup, Prayer Shawl knitting, Hands of Hope fFood Giveaway, Birthday in a Bag and Happy Notes.

May 5 projects include Linden Oaks Stress Blankets, The Forgotten Initiative Journey Bags, Daybreak Shelter spring cleaning, Homemade Laundry Soap, New Life for Old Bags, Kids Crafts to Share, Packaging Meal Kits and Positive Post-Its.

“It benefits many different organizations. I’ve made a lot of new connections doing this. I think everyone meets people outside their usual circle and you’re always learning something,” Long said.

Last year approximately 1000 volunteers were mobilized to participate in over 30 different projects funded by more than 20 local sponsors

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The Big Serve weekend will conclude with a free picnic for volunteers Sunday at Plainfield Central High School.

For more information or to sign up visit www.TheBigServe.info

The Joliet Slammers are excited to announce several stadium upgrades that will augment the fan experience in 2019 and beyond. We thank the City of Joliet for their strong support in making these projects happen.

On the concourse level, fans will enjoy updated restroom facilities. In the women’s restrooms, the countertops have been removed and replaced with brand new sinks (the men’s sinks and countertops are scheduled for the same in 2020). In both the men’s and women’s restrooms, a fresh coat of paint has been added and the floors have been updated. Also new in 2019 is a playground set from Rainbow Play Systems of Illinois. Kids will be able to enjoy slides, tunnels, rock walls, a ship’s wheel, tic-tac-toe, and more with the new playground set.

There will also be an Adult Fun Zone located near the third base bar that will include numerous yard games.

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The Suites have undergone several improvements during the offseason as well.

A carpet treatment has the carpets looking brand new.

The suites have also received a fresh coat of paint and the furniture has been updated.

Suites can be rented out on an annual or game by game basis by companies or individuals for a private, climate controlled atmosphere when attending Slammers games.

Following the path of Major League Baseball, the protective netting has been extended to the end of each dugout.

Fan safety is a number one priority and the team wants all fans to feel safe when enjoying a game at Joliet Route 66 Stadium. The main passenger elevator has also received a complete overhaul.

Although fans might recognize the car, everything else on the main elevator has been replaced and updated.

Team majority owner Nick Semaca said, “Along with these upgrades, in conjunction with the expanded promotional calendar already announced, the 2018 Frontier League Champion Joliet Slammers are very excited about the 2019 season and I know our fans will be too.

Advance ticket sales are already ahead of plan so I advise fans to get their tickets now before the best dates sell out.”

Opening Night is May 9 and will feature a celebration of the team’s 2018 Championship, including the presentation of Championship rings to the team. Group tickets, ticket plans, and individual game tickets are on sale now.

For more information, visit jolietslammers.com or call the Box Office at (815) 722-2287.

Over 100 Joliet Public Schools District 86 elementary students participated in the Smith
Opportunities for Activities and Recreation (SOAR) swimming program this school year at
the Smith Family YMCA. Fifth grade students from T.E. Culbertson, M.J. Cunningham, Edna
Keith, A.O. Marshall, Isaac Singleton, and Woodland Elementary Schools attended the after-
school program.

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(From left to right) Edna Keith Elementary School fifth grade students Victoria
George and Monserrat Rodriguez enjoyed swimming twice a week at the YMCA.

The students and teacher chaperones traveled by bus from school twice a
week to the YMCA for the swimming lessons for eight-week sessions.

During the swim classes, students learned important lessons about water safety and developed a variety of
swimming skills. The free program was open to all fifth grade students at the above
mentioned schools on a first come, first served basis.

The SOAR partnership with District 86
and the Smith Family YMCA began in 2008.